The Russia House
1990 · 118 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 18,625 VOTES · DIR. Fred Schepisi
Overview
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,322 lines
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00:01:52 Yekaterina Orlova. Katya?
00:06:12 And I have given you Shakespeare's Sonnets for Careful Drivers.
00:10:19 No. That would be consular. I'm commercial.
00:14:33 Listen, nowadays you have to think like a hero
00:19:30 And what sort of rubbish are you turning out now?
00:23:45 I thought we were all supposed to be chums together now.
00:27:58 If we trust the motive, we trust the man.
00:32:29 They asked me to take their picture.
00:36:51 When?
00:41:10 Brock?
00:46:01 Afterwards to postgraduate studies at the university.
00:50:28 Jesus Christ, Mother of God! It's Savelyev!
00:54:56 Work. England. It's a stupid expression of mine.
01:02:16 Leave Katya out. Go with the experts and leave her out.
01:08:15 Their rocket motors suck instead of blow, their ICBMs can't get out of their kennels
01:13:00 Your father died eight years ago?
01:16:49 I am operating on behalf of the Soviet Union.
01:21:09 To hell with the book fair.
01:26:31 Blurb?!
01:33:44 I really think you should get some sleep.
01:40:54 Comrades! Ladies and gentlemen!
01:46:54 just as Barley promised Dante.
01:52:15 He used the wrong name.
10:00:00 serious things to discuss
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,322
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorFred Schepisi
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21,800,000
Revenue$22,997,992
IMDb votes18,625