Final Assignment
Oct 01 1980
•2h 38m
•Romance, Drama, Thriller
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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Geneviève Bujold
Nicole Thomson
Michael York
Lyosha Petrov
Burgess Meredith
Zak
Colleen Dewhurst
Dr. Valentine Ulanova
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