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Telefon

1977-12-16 · 102 min · ★ 6.6

Thriller · Action · Crime

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

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Directors
Don Siegel
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charles BronsonCharles BronsonMajor Grigori Borzov
Lee RemickLee RemickBarbara
Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceNicolai Dalchimsky
Tyne DalyTyne DalyDorothy Putterman
Alan BadelAlan BadelColonel Malchenko
Patrick MageePatrick MageeGeneral Strelsky
Sheree NorthSheree NorthMarie Wills
Roy JensonRoy JensonDoug Stark
John MitchumJohn MitchumHarry Bascom
Jacqueline ScottJacqueline ScottMrs. Hassler
Frank MarthHarley Sandburg
Helen Page CampEmma Stark
Ed BakeyCarl Hassler
Carmen ZapataCarmen ZapataNurse
Kathleen O'MalleyMrs. Maloney
Åke LindmanÅke LindmanLieutenant Alexandrov
Ansa IkonenAnsa IkonenDalchimsky's Mother
Ville-Veikko SalminenVille-Veikko SalminenRussian Steward
Burton GilliamBurton GilliamGas Station Attendant

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