Midnight in Saint Petersburg

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996 · 86 min · EN · R · 5.0 (22 votes)
Dir. Douglas Jackson · Starring Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Michael Gambon, Michael Sarrazin, Lev Prygunov, Olga Anokhina · Music Rick Wakeman · Harry Palmer Collection

No One Can Be Trusted. Nothing Is As It Seems. One Wrong Move Could Cost Everything.

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Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.

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A smoky, cynical dive into the shadowy world of post-Soviet espionage. It feels like a worn-out trench coat, smelling of stale cigarettes and lingering paranoia. The plot is a puzzle, but the atmosphere is the real star.

grittytensecynicalworld-wearysteadyspy-figritty realismCold War throwbackproceduralespionagebetrayalpost-Soviet disillusionmentmoral ambiguity
spyst. petersburgrussiabritish spyjames bond spoofharry palmeril nostro agente palmer
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