The Russia House
by John le Carréliterary work· published 1989
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The Russia House is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film based on the novel was released in 1990 starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, adapted for the screen by Tom Stoppard, and directed by Fred Schepisi. The BBC produced a radio play starring Tom Baker.
Adaptations (1)
The Russia House was adapted into a 1990 film.
The Russia House1990 · film · 123 min · dir. Fred Schepisi · IMDb ↗Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
