The Sell Out

The Sell Out

Buying... selling... and zapping your friends... It's all part of the game.

PG 1976 · 88 min · ★ 5.5 · Action

This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and oout of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their mos able hit men to do it.

Directed by Peter Collinson · Written by Judson Kinberg

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Oliver Reed Gabriel Lee
Richard Widmark Sam Lucas
Gayle Hunnicutt Deborah
Sam Wanamaker Harry Sickles
Shmuel Rodensky Zafron
Vladek Sheybal Dutchman
Ori Levy Major Benjamin
Peter Frye Kasyan
Assi Dayan Lt. Elan
Fanny Lubitsch Zafron's Wife
Miguel Pedregosa Mercedes Man

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