''Russian Roulette'' is a 1975 British-Canadian

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directed by Lou Lombardo and starring George Segal,

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and

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Plot

Shaver ( George Segal), a disgraced former

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officer, receives an offer to keep an eye on a Latvian dissident during an upcoming visit to

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by a renegade Soviet Premier in exchange for eventually being reinstated to the force. However, upon accepting the assignment, he finds himself engulfed in a

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conspiracy to kill the premier during his visit and must clear his own name.

Cast

Production

The film was the directorial debut for Lombardo, who is noted primarily as a film editor. It was adapted from Tom Ardies' novel ''Kosygin Is Coming''. It was filmed primarily in

, where the story also took place.

Release

After being released theatrically in 1975, the film was released to home video on VHS in 1986, and on DVD by Shout! Factory in October 2013 as part of a double feature with '' Love and Bullets'', a Charles Bronson thriller originally released in 1979.

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* 1975 films Films shot in Vancouver Films set in Vancouver English-language Canadian films Cold War spy films 1975 drama films Canadian drama films British drama films 1970s thriller films Canadian thriller films British thriller films ITC Entertainment films Films with screenplays by Stanley Mann 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub