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Oct 23, 1983 · The Osterman Weekend: Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper. During the Cold War, a controversial television journalist is asked by the C.I.A. to persuade certain acquaintances, who are Soviet Agents of the Omega network, to defect.
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 American suspense thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The film stars Rutger Hauer , John Hurt , Burt Lancaster , Dennis Hopper , Meg Foster , Helen Shaver , Chris Sarandon and Craig T. Nelson .
Plot. John Tanner, Director of News of a US TV network, is convinced by a CIA agent that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy, called Omega, that threatens national security.
An outspoken television personality, John Tanner (Rutger Hauer) has an annual tradition of going away with three college buddies.
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Everybody gathers for an annual weekend gathering, which Hurt monitors on closed-circuit TV while the rest play deadly games. Nobody's motives are ever made very clear, and no true lines are drawn between the sides.
Jan 1, 1972 · The Osterman Weekend is an unusual story of a weekend spent by four friendly couples who possibly could be or not be an active member of a espionage set up. The author thickens the plot with soaring tension of suspicion & paranoia which strains the relationship of the core group of characters.
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.
