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The Fourth Protocol

1987 · 119 min

A slow-burning Cold War thriller that keeps you alert with its intricate spy games and quiet, mounting dread.

Tagline
If the Fourth Protocol is ever breached, there would be no warning, just a nuclear explosion from a bedsitter... The unthinkable has just begun.
Overview
Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • power
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
John Mackenzie
Written by
Frederick Forsyth
Starring
Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Phil Meheux
Runtime
119 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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