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Synopsis:
Connery
portrays Barley Blair -- a lonely, middle aged,
hard-drinking, London publisher -- who has a love for all
things Russian. While in Russia, Barley captures the
attention of a daring Russian scientist, who attempts to
send him a top secret manuscript disclosing the secrets of
Russian military defense, which, if published in the West
could alter the global balance of power. However, the
manuscript falls into the hands of the British C.I.A., and
they coerce Blair into traveling to the Soviet Union to find
out the identity of the manuscript's author and the validity
behind the secret military codes. Reluctantly, Blair arrives
in the cold landscape, hoping to complete his mission and
leave as soon as possible. But his contact turns out to be
Katya, a sensitive and beautiful Russian editor, and Blair
soon falls deeply in love with her. Realizing she is an
unwitting pawn in a deadly game, he does everything he can
to protect her, and his empty life is once again filled with
meaning. |
