The Fourth Protocol
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.
Director(s)
John Mackenzie
Diana Dill
Chris Rose
Christopher Hall
John Dodds
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There is something plausible abut Michael Caine's performance here. He ("Preston") is the antithesis of Sir Alec Guinness's "George Smiley" - a hard nosed, blunt spy catcher who hates toeing the line with his bosses. After a bit of clandestine activity, he is on his way out and is sidelined until a seemingly straightforward fatal accident gets his alarm bells ringing. Meantime, KGB agent "Petrofsky" (Pierce Brosnan) arrives in the UK and - eventually - takes up residence near an American Air Force base equipped with nuclear missiles. What's he up to and can "Preston" find out and thwart his dastardly plan? This is one of Frederick Forsyth's better stories. The plot is clear to the audience, but the two characters exist in isolation (from each other) for much of the drama as neither know of the other's existence! Despite being experienced and pretty well known, the supporting cast isn't the most effective - I struggled a bit with Ned Beatty's "Borisov"; but both Caine and Brosnan work well to build up a sense of menace as the nature of the mission becomes clear and director John Mackenzie develops a tightly constructed and well paced plot into a denouement that goes down to the wire. It's dated a little, and maybe serendipity plays a wee bit too much of a part at times, but it's still very much at the better end of those cold war stories and is still well worth a watch.
The Fourth Protocol FAQs
The directors of The Fourth Protocol are John Mackenzie, Diana Dill, Chris Rose, Christopher Hall, and John Dodds.
The cast of The Fourth Protocol includes Pierce Brosnan as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross, Ned Beatty as Borisov, Betsy Brantley as Eileen McWirther, Matt Frewer as Tom, Michael Caine as John Preston, Julian Glover as Brian Harcourt-Smith, Ronald Pickup as Wynne-Evans, Alexei Jawdokimov as Aeroflot Pilot, Ray McAnally as General Karpov, Richard Ridings as Skinhead, Steve Halliwell as Plastercast Courier, Chris Walker as Skinhead, and more.
The duration of The Fourth Protocol is 1h 59 mins.
The Fourth Protocol was released on 20 Mar 1987.
The Fourth Protocol is listed under Action and Thriller on Fanbiz.
The Fourth Protocol has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "There is something plausible abut Michael Caine's performance here. He ("Preston") is the antithesis of Sir Alec Guinness's "George Smiley" - a hard nosed, blunt spy catcher who..."
