The Amateur
1981 · 112 min · Director: Charles Jarrott
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A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.
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The Amateur (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Cast
Argus
Gretchen
Uncle Ludwig
Slater
Sharp-Eyed Man
Details
- Directed by
- Charles Jarrott
- Written by
- Robert Littell, Diana Maddox
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1981
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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