---
title: 'The Russia House (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Schepisi'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-russia-house-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100530/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Russia House (1990)

1990 · R · 122 min · Drama, Romance, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Russia House is a 1990 American spy film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay based on John le Carré's 1989 novel of the same name. It was the first US motion picture to be shot substantially on location in the Soviet Union.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Schepisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-schepisi)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Stoppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stoppard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Neil Canton](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-canton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ian Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-baker)
- **Editor:** [Peter Honess](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-honess)

## Cast

- [Mac McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/mac-mcdonald)
- [Klaus Maria Brandauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-maria-brandauer)
- [Michelle Pfeiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-pfeiffer)
- [David Threlfall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-threlfall)
- [James Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-fox)
- [Ian McNeice](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcneice)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Bartholomew Blair
- [J. T. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-t-walsh)
- [Nicholas Woodeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-woodeson)
- [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell)
- [Roy Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-scheider)
- [John Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mahoney)
- [Michael Kitchen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kitchen)

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Official site: http://www.mgm.com/view/movie/1698/The-Russia-House/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-russia-house-1990
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