Red King, White Knight

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Red King, White Knight ★★½ 1989 (R)

An assassin tries to kill Mikhail Gorbachev during superpower peace talks. Ex-spook Skerritt returns to duty to thwart him. Better than most “topical” thrillers. 106m/C VHS . Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow, Helen Mirren; D: Geoff Murphy. CABLE

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