Bullet to Beijing (1995)

Caine makes his fifth appearance as sly spy Harry Palmer, a role he inaugurated with 1960s suspensers "The Ipcress File" and "Funeral in Berlin." After breaking with his agency, free agent Palmer hires on with the Russians in search of a deadly biological warfare agent his new employers fear may be lost in St. Petersburg.

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Working-class espionage-agent Harry Palmer returns in this spy thriller. The story begins in London after a murder occurs during a demonstration at the North Korean embassy. Palmer, who was supposed to ensure nothing happened, fears repercussions from his higher-ups. They tell him that since the Cold War has ended, he and the senior spies have become redundant and are therefore placed on accelerated retirement. He then receives a mysterious phone call from a person wanting to meet him. They make an arrangement and the rendezvous occurs beside a river. There Palmer is given a plane ticket to St. Petersburg and an ...
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envelope stuffed with American $100 bills. He decides to go and, after a chase, ends up with Alexei, a recently released KGB spy. Unlike Palmer, Alexei received generous compensation for his years of devoted service. Palmer's new boss assigns him to find a stolen vial of a virulent, fatal virus, The Red Death, that has been sent to the North Korean embassy in Beijing. All he knows for sure is that the virus is aboard the Trans- Siberian Express. Palmer is assisted by Nikolai, Natasha and an ex-CIA agent. Along the way, the spies double and triple cross each other.
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Wanneer Britse agent Harry Palmer zijn baan verliest door het einde van de Koude oorlog, wordt hij benaderd door een Rus Alex. In St. Petersberg verteld Alex hem over de toekomstplannen van Rusland, die verstoord zijn door een biochemisch wapen wat gestolen is. Harry neemt de taak op zich en het spoor leidt al snel naar Beijing.

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