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The Osterman Weekend (1983)

103 min · Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, political thriller film, spy film

Popularity4.5/5
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9.0k02025-09: 7,349 views2025-10: 4,574 views2025-11: 4,229 views2025-12: 4,187 views2026-01: 8,995 views2026-02: 3,999 views2026-03: 3,973 views2026-04: 3,774 views2026-05: 3,968 views2026-06: 3,506 views2026-07: 3,936 views2026-08: 4,619 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Sam Peckinpah

Cast

Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Burt Lancaster

The story

CIA Director Maxwell Danforth reviews video of Agent Laurence Fassett and his wife Zuna having sex. KGB agents kill Zuna while Fassett showers. Consumed by grief and rage, yet unaware of CIA sanction for the killing, Fassett hunts the assassins in vain.

Catalogue themes and tags

CIA, Familie, Fernsehstar, KGB, Kampf, Meeting Point, Summer Residence, Thriller, Film adaptation, Psychological thriller, Drama, Political thriller, Action, Spy

Genres

Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, political thriller film, spy film
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