# Red King, White Knight (1989)

English · Released 1989-11-25

Red King, White Knight is a 1989 English film. Helen Mirren appears in it.

Cast: Helen Mirren as Anna

## Storyline
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.

## Common questions

### When was Red King, White Knight released?
Red King, White Knight was released on 25 November 1989.

### Who stars in Red King, White Knight?
Helen Mirren star in Red King, White Knight.

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