John Preston es un agente británico con la misión de impedir que los rusos detonen una explosión nuclear junto a una base estadounidense en el Reino Unido. Los rusos esperan así acabar con l... Leer todoJohn Preston es un agente británico con la misión de impedir que los rusos detonen una explosión nuclear junto a una base estadounidense en el Reino Unido. Los rusos esperan así acabar con la "relación especial" entre ambos países.John Preston es un agente británico con la misión de impedir que los rusos detonen una explosión nuclear junto a una base estadounidense en el Reino Unido. Los rusos esperan así acabar con la "relación especial" entre ambos países.
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- TriviaSir Michael Caine and author Frederick Forsyth had been friends for around ten years prior to this movie. In the three earlier filmed adaptations of Forsyth novels, Caine was never selected to be in them. So the two decided to raise the financing themselves, so as to make sure they could work on a movie together. The two are billed as executive producers on this movie.
- ErroresIn the NCO club, a US Air Force Chief Master Sargent is standing behind Ross with his hat on. When indoors and in uniform military members are required to remove their hats (except for armed guards and other special conditions). In most on-base clubs, this breach of protocol would require the offender to buy a round for the house.
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George Berenson: [George just found out that his South African contact is a Russian spy] Oh my God... what have I done?
Sir Nigel Irvine: You've betrayed your country. You've passed on untold numbers of military secrets to Moscow, and endangered the lives of British men and women. And I'd say you've weakened NATO. Perhaps irretrievably.
George Berenson: Oh my God...
Sir Nigel Irvine: Just you, and your schoolboy politics, and your idiotically conceited faith in your own importance.
[pause]
Sir Nigel Irvine: Now some of our more muscular colleagues would like to lock you in a cell and go to work on you with a carving knife and a pair of pliers. The rest would like to feed you to the newspapers and throw whatever's left into prison for 20 years. It's a tricky choice.
[Smiles ever so slightly, pauses]
Sir Nigel Irvine: However, this is what you will do. You shall resume your special relationship with Moscow, but this time I will be supplying the papers. Do you understand?
[George nods]
Sir Nigel Irvine: And later, when you are finished, we will decide what to do with you.
George Berenson: [very shakily] I'm very grateful, Nigel.
- Versiones alternativasThe version shown on British Television contains all the violence but is missing one entire scene involving Michael Caine knocking out two racially abusive skinheads on an underground train. The scene was reinstated for the BBC1 showing on 8th February 2006.
- Bandas sonorasConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47
(uncredited)
(excerpt from 1st movement: Allegro moderato)
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Of course one of the best things about this film is the acting as previously stated by other people. Caine brings his character to life and is very believable in the role of John Preston, the agent who cares, and will "bend" the rules to make sure things get down. Brosnan is similarly good, his character will stop at nothing to complete his mission, he is a stone cold killer and this is portrayed well, he doesn't let anything get in the way of the mission.
All in all a very good little film, much better than some of the tripe we get from Hollywood and with one of the finest British casts i've seen in some time.
- bobstruckyard
- 1 jun 2005
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- Presupuesto
- USD 6,000,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 12,423,831
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 3,636,831
- 30 ago 1987
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 12,423,831
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 59 minutos
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- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1