American Roulette
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Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying international support. He is also a poet of talent and reputation, in love with Kate, his assistant, who has a secret of her own and keeps Carlos at a distance. The generals have a team of professionals in London bent on kidnap and assassination. Hovering around Carlos are two Russians, who may be KGB, an American book publisher, who may be CIA, an elusive Brit, probably from her majesty's secret service, and his own few supporters. Is Carlos doomed? Whom can he trust?
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Cast
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Andy Garcia
Carlos Quintas
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
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Kitty Aldridge
Kate Webber
Known for
To Play the King
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Guy Bertrand
Ruben
Known for
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Ricardo Sibelo
Miguel
Also in
De kip en het ei
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Lino Omoboni
Alfonso
Also in
Three Towers
Ben Onwukwe
Hi-jacked Van Driver
Known for
Safe
Professor T
Peter Guinness
Policeman
Known for
Chernobyl
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Sheila Burrell
Raul's Neghbour
Known for
Paranoiac
Cold Comfort Farm
Alfredo Michelsen
Ramon
No other roles listed
Carola Palacios
Inez
No other roles listed
Al Matthews
Morrisey
Known for
Aliens
The Sender
Robert Stephens
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Holocaust
Maurice Hatton Director · Pablo Neruda Writer
United States release January 1, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Channel Four Films
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1988
Theatrical
Canada
August 1, 1988 · Premiere · Montreal World Film Festival
Germany
May 19, 1988
United Kingdom
November 1, 1988 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
August 18, 1991 · TV · Channel 4 (Film on Four)
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