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The Contract

  • TV Series
  • 1988
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
27
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The Contract (1988)

A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.

  • Stars
    • Kevin McNally
    • Bernard Hepton
    • James Faulkner
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    27
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    • Stars
      • Kevin McNally
      • Bernard Hepton
      • James Faulkner
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Johnny Donoghue
    • 1988
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Henry Carter
    • 1988
    James Faulkner
    James Faulkner
    • Charles Mawby
    • 1988
    Hans Caninenberg
    Hans Caninenberg
    • Professor Guttmann
    • 1988
    Brigitte Karner
    Brigitte Karner
    • Erica Guttmann
    • 1988
    Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff
    • Willi Guttmann
    • 1988
    Robert Lang
    Robert Lang
    • Deputy Under Secretary
    • 1988
    Bert Parnaby
    • Adam Percy
    • 1988
    Donald Pickering
    Donald Pickering
    • Permanent Under Secretary
    • 1988
    Claus Peter Seifert
    • Ulf Becker
    • 1988
    Hans Schödel
    • Heini Schalke
    • 1988
    Katharina Abt
    Katharina Abt
    • Jutte Harnburg
    • 1988
    Marion Kracht
    Marion Kracht
    • Renate
    • 1988
    Edward Clayton
    • Charlie Davies
    • 1988
    Hans Walter Klein
    • Senior BND Official
    • 1988
    Judy Holt
    • Lizzie Forsyth
    • 1988
    Mike Montgomery
    • George
    • 1988
    Hans Zander
    • Lentzer
    • 1988
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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La sombra del muro
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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      • 1h(60 min)
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