The Osterman Weekend
 

The Osterman Weekend

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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.

ACTORS :  Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson

YEAR OF RELEASE :  1983

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The Osterman Weekend In this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel, the host of an investigative news program has been convinced by the C.I.A. that the friends and associates he’s invited to weekend with him in the country are actually engaged in a nefarious conspiracy which threatens national security

The films of Sam Peckinpah. The last hurrah.

 The Osterman Weekend (1983) was Sam Peckinpah’s last film. Years of drug abuse (alcohol, pills etc..) took a devastating toll on the legendary film maker. Desperate for work, he took an uncredited second unit directing job with his buddy Don Siegal’s swan song JINXED. He finally got the chance to direct a movie when he was given the job to try and adapt the complex and layered espionage spy thriller The Osterman Weekend. Not pleased with trying to bring to life a novel he really didn’t care for, he did the job (albiet with mixed results).

Tanner (Rutger Hauer) is a talking head newsman. He has an eclectic group of friends (Chris Sarandon, Dennis Hopper and Crag T. Nelson). One day, Tanner is approached by a rogue C.I.A. named Fassett (John Hurt) agent to “keep an eye” on Osterman (Craig T, Nelson) because of his ties with certain “red” double agents. But Tanner knows Osterman and doesn’t believe that he would be a traitor to his country. After a couple of attempts on his life, Tanner doesn’t know who to trust. Is Osterman the traitor that Fassett claims to be? Who’s telling the truth?

Not the way I wanted to see Sam Peckinpah end his career but hey, you play with the hand life deals you. People have complained about how confusing the movie is (have you read the book?). Considering with what he had to work with, I say that he did a fairly decent job.

Recommended for Sam Peckinpah fans.

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