Midnight in Saint Petersburg

"No One Can Be Trusted. Nothing Is As It Seems. One Wrong Move Could Cost Everything."

1996 1h 26m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 38

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Synopsis

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Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.

“No One Can Be Trusted. Nothing Is As It Seems. One Wrong Move Could Cost Everything.”

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Cast

Michael Caine
Harry Palmer
Jason Connery
Nikolai Petrov
Michael Gambon
Alex
Michael Sarrazin
Craig
Lev Prygunov
Colonel Gradsky
Olga Anokhina
Greta
Anatoli Davydov
Yuri
John Dunn-Hill
Louis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Douglas Jackson
Writers: Harry Alan Towers
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Harry Palmer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Douglas Jackson, shot by Peter Benison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rick Wakeman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Vidal Béïque shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Michael Caine and Jason Connery and Michael Gambon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Douglas Jackson directs. Peter Benison behind the camera. Rick Wakeman scores. Vidal Béïque cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 4 countries: Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Harry Palmer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Douglas Jackson, shot by Peter Benison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rick Wakeman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Vidal Béïque shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Michael Caine and Jason Connery and Michael Gambon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "No One Can Be Trusted. Nothing Is As It Seems. One Wrong Move Could Cost Everything.".
10IMDB entry: tt0113634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.