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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.
Rent The Osterman Weekend on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. An outspoken television personality, John Tanner (Rutger Hauer) has an annual tradition of going away with three college...
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Reviews. The Osterman Weekend. Roger Ebert November 03, 1983. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. I do not understand this movie. I sat before the screen, quiet, attentive and alert, and gradually a certain anger began to stir inside me, because the movie was not holding up its side of the bargain. It was making no sense.
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.
Synopsis. CIA director Maxwell Danforth (Burt Lancaster) watches a video recording of agent Laurence Fassett (John Hurt) and his wife (Merete Van Kamp) having sex. When Fassett goes into the bathroom to take a shower, two assassins enter the bedroom and kill his wife.
