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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release1984

Runtime1h 27m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,256,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Goldcrest

National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Film4 Productions

Movie

Another Country

1984

1h 27m

6.5

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

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