Hopscotch (1980)
When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.
Director:
Ronald Neame
Writers:
Brian Garfield, Bryan Forbes.
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Walter Matthau as Miles Kendig |
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Glenda Jackson as Isobel |
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Sam Waterston as Jack Cutter |
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Ned Beatty as Myerson |
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Herbert Lom as Yaskov |
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David Matthau as Ross |
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George Baker as Westlake |
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Ivor Roberts as Ludlum |
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Lucy Saroyan as Carla |
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Severn Darden as Maddox |
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George Pravda as Saint Breheret |
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Jacquelyn Hyde as Realtor |
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Mike Gwilym as Alfie |
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Terry Beaver as Tobin |
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Ray Charleson as Clausen |
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Christopher Driscoll as Policeman #1 |
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Michael Cronin as Policeman #2 |
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Roy Sampson as Police Sergeant |
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Douglas Dirkson as Follett |
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Anne Haney as Mrs. Myerson |
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Shan Wilson as Spy in Oktoberfest |
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Randy Patrick as Mechanic |
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Joe Dorsey as Security Guard |
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Candice Howard as Maddox's Receptionist |
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Susan McShayne as Cocktail Waitress |
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Yolanda King as Coffee Shop Manager |
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Antony Carrick as Salesman in Electric Shop |
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Osman Ragheb as CIA Telephone Technician |
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Roland Fröhlich as Border Guard |
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Jeremy Young as Immigration Officer |
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Sally Nesbitt as Telephone Operator |
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Susan Engel as Westlake's Receptionist |
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Joanna McCallum as Bookshop Cashier |
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Laura Whyte as Myerson's Secretary |
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Larry Larson as FBI Technician |
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Seab Worthy as FBI Man |
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Danny Covington as Bellman |
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Richard Moore as Seaplane Pilot |
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Philip Voss as Helicopter Pilot |
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Debra Hook as Singer |
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Allan Cuthbertson as Chartermain |
| Writing | Brian Garfield | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ronald Neame | Director |
| Writing | Bryan Forbes | Screenplay |
| Production | Jonathan Bernstein | Associate Producer |
| Art | William J. Creber | Production Design |
| Production | Otto Plaschkes | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Lee McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Brian Garfield | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Brian Garfield | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Arthur Ibbetson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ian Fraser | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mike Jones | Hairstylist |
| Production | Edie Landau | Producer |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Steyne | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Carl Kress | Editor |
| Production | Ely A. Landau | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol A. O'Connell | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Danny Buck | Gaffer |