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- Sidney PoitierRoy Parmenter
- River PhoenixJeff Grant/ Nikita
- Richard JenkinsRichard Grant/ Mikhail
- Caroline KavaElizabeth Grant/ Elisabeth
- Richard BradfordKonstantin Karpov
- Richard LynchScuba
- Loretta DevineVerna McLaughlin
- Lucy DeakinsBarbara Kerry
- Jerry HardinBrewer
- Albert FortellBunin
- Ronald GuttmanSpessky
- Jacob VargasMiguel
Little Nikita (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Little Nikita is a 1988 American thriller film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier. The film marks the first collaboration between Phoenix and Poitier (the second being Sneakers in 1992).
Little Nikita: Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava. An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Richard Benjamin
- 1988-03-18
Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an ...
Find out who starred in the 1988 drama film Little Nikita, about an FBI agent who uncovers a Soviet spy ring. See the names and roles of the actors, director, writers, producers, and more.
- Richard Benjamin
A movie review by Roger Ebert that criticizes the plot and the cast of Little Nikita, a thriller about a teenage boy who discovers his parents are Russian spies. The cast includes Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins and Caroline Kava.
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Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders.