---
title: 'The Fourth Protocol (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Mackenzie'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fourth-protocol-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093044/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fourth Protocol (1987)

1987 · 114 min · Thriller · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Directed by John Mackenzie, it is based on the 1984 novel The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Mackenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mackenzie)
- **Screenplay:** [Frederick Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-forsyth), [George Axelrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-axelrod), [Richard Burridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burridge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Timothy Burrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-burrill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phil Méheux](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-meheux)
- **Editor:** [Graham Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-walker)

## Cast

- [Michael Bilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bilton) as Kim Philby
- [Joanna Cassidy](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-cassidy) as Irina Vassilievna
- [Ray McAnally](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-mcanally) as General Karpov
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough) as Sir Bernard Hemmings
- [Pierce Brosnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-brosnan) as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross
- [Julian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-glover) as Brian Harcourt-Smith
- [Matt Frewer](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-frewer) as Tom McWhirter
- [John Horsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-horsley) as Sir Anthony Plumb
- [Michael Caine](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caine) as John Preston
- [Ian Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-richardson) as Sir Nigel Irvine
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty) as Borisov / Pavel Petrovic

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