description The Osterman Weekend Overview
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 suspense thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah, adapted from Robert Ludlum’s 1972 novel. The film features Rutger Hauer alongside John Hurt, Burt Lancaster, and other actors in a story involving an enigmatic invitation and a dangerous game. It explores the escalating tension between a group of individuals during a weekend event.
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info The Osterman Weekend Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
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What is The Osterman Weekend about?
Television journalist John Tanner is drawn into a CIA operation involving friends who may belong to a Soviet spy network. The story turns a weekend gathering into a tense game of surveillance, betrayal, and media manipulation.
Is The Osterman Weekend based on a book?
Yes, the film adapts Robert Ludlum's 1972 novel The Osterman Weekend. Sam Peckinpah directed the 1983 screen version, which was his final feature film.
Who plays the main characters in The Osterman Weekend?
Rutger Hauer plays journalist John Tanner, John Hurt plays CIA agent Lawrence Fassett, and Craig T. Nelson plays Bernard Osterman. Burt Lancaster appears as CIA director Maxwell Danforth, with Dennis Hopper also in the cast.
Which studio released The Osterman Weekend?
20th Century Fox distributed the American release in 1983. The film's screenplay was written by Alan Sharp from an adaptation credited to Ian Masters.
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