Rutger Hauer
John Tanner
Search results
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 .
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.
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. However, when Tanner is informed that these friends -- Bernard ...
- Mystery & Thriller
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.
In a quiet suburb, an odd assortment of men and women gather for a momentous weekend. At stake is nothing less than the very existence of the United States of America—and, with it, the future of the entire free world.
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.
