Final Assignment
4.5
An intrepid television journalist sent to cover the Canadian prime minister's visit to the Soviet Union has trouble sticking to her assignment when she unearths a horrific experimental drug trial involving children. Determined to prepare a video that will show the world exactly what's been going on, she dodges the long arm of the KGB and falls into bed with a Communist bureaucrat.
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Cast
20 people
Geneviève Bujold
Nicole Thomson
Known for
Dead Ringers
Coma
Michael York
Lyosha Petrov
Known for
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jesus of Nazareth
Lawrence Hertzog
Paul Almond
Marc Rosen
John Coquillon
Burgess Meredith
Zak
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Debra Karen
Arnold Kopelson
Also in
2000 Malibu Road
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
Colleen Dewhurst
Dr. Valentine Ulanova
Known for
Annie Hall
The Dead Zone
James Shavick
Also in
Martinis and Murder
Richard Gabourie
Bowen
Also in
Three Card Monte
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Paul Almond Director · Marc Rosen Screenplay Gail Thomson Story
Budget $6.4M · United States release October 1, 1980 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$6,400,000
Production
Cinema One
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1980
Theatrical
Canada
November 20, 1980
Denmark
March 15, 1982
Germany
January 1, 1985 · video premiere
Netherlands
June 25, 1988
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