Writers: Harry Alan Towers screenplay, Len Deighton characters
Release date: 16 Aug 1997
Countries: UK, Russia, Canada, USA
Languages: English
Runtime: 122 min
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Storyline: Bullet to Beijing (1995) When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. He'll pay Harry handsomely to retrieve it. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that it's being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyone's really on.