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The Osterman Weekend

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The Osterman Weekend
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R,1hr 42min
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1983
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Anchor Bay
Synopsis: A man discovers that his best friends are actually spies -- or are they? -- in this thriller based on Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel. John Tanner (Rutger Hauer) is the host of a television news show who once a year spends a long weekend with three of his best friends from college, Bernard Osterman (Craig T. Nelson), Joseph Cardone (Chris Sarandon), and Richard Tremayne (Dennis Hopper). Tanner is approached by Lawrence Fassett (John Hurt), a CIA agent who has evidence proving that his three pals ... Full Synopsis
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In this 1983 film, director Sam Peckinpah serves up an arabesque plot, germ warfare, and paranoia to turn a quiet, unassuming weekend get-together into a Salvador Dali adventure involving a netherworld of bugged rooms and alleged spies and communists. The film is not easy to understand, thanks to the complexity of the plot and the mischievous mind of Peckinpah. But there is a smashing car chase for ... Full Review
Featured Cast
John Tanner
Lawrence Fassett
Bernard Osterman
Richard Tremayne
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