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Russian Roulette is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Lou Lombardo released in USA on 20 august 1975 with George Segal
Russian Roulette (1975)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 august 1975
Length 1h33
Directed by Lou Lombardo
OriginCanada
Themes Political films
Rating57%
Russian Roulette is a 1975 film, directed by Lou Lombardo and based on Tom Ardies' novel Kosygin Is Coming. The story centers on a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer played by George Segal who finds himself engulfed in a KGB conspiracy to kill a renegade Soviet Premier during his visit to Vancouver in 1970.
The film was the directorial debut for Lombardo, who is noted primarily as a film editor. It was released to home video on VHS in 1986, and on DVD by Shout! Factory in October 2013 as part of a double feature with Love and Bullets, a Charles Bronson thriller originally released in 1979.
^ At present (November 2009), the IMDb incorrectly gives screenwriter Jack Trolley the credit for having written the original novel.
^ Hodgson, Mark A. (June 23, 2009). "Russian Roulette (1975) - not on DVD". Black Hole Reviews. Retrieved 2012-01-14. "Director Lou Lombardo indulges the cast to throw in improvised dialogue to add to the realistic feel. The best example is a scene where Segal tries to get an old lady to remember a really important message. The worst is his throwaway line to a traumatised Raines in the middle of a car chase, "How do you feel, killing a man?" Sometimes his comedy touch makes the film a little lighter than the subject deserves."
Actors
George Segal
(Tim Shaver)
Cristina Raines
(Bogna Kirchoff)
Denholm Elliott
(John Petapiece)
Louise Fletcher
(Midge)
Bo Brundin
(Colonel Vostik)
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