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  • Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992)
  • R
    87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992)
R
87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

During Gorbatchov's perestroika, Archer Sloan, a Chicago student, visits Moscow while the Soviet Union is changing from Communist to Wild West capitalist society. Purely by bad luck, he becomes a pawn in a dangerous cat and mouse game for ...See moreDuring Gorbatchov's perestroika, Archer Sloan, a Chicago student, visits Moscow while the Soviet Union is changing from Communist to Wild West capitalist society. Purely by bad luck, he becomes a pawn in a dangerous cat and mouse game for a black Madonna, a precious icon, which was stolen from Russian Orthodox clergy by the quickly rising, rich and corrupt Russian mafia, and then by a black market-girl he followed just as a flirt who didn't know herself what she nicked. The well-connected mobsters find him and threaten his life in no time, and the US embassy isn't very helpful, worse, it's also infiltrated... Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Director
Writers
Lindsay Smith (screenplay) (story) | Ilmar Taska (story)
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Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Jeremy Zimmermann (as Jeremy Zimmerman)
Production Designer
Vladimir Filippov (as Vladimir Philippov)
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Release date
Feb 7, 1992 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Frank Whaley
Archer Archer   See fewer
Roman Polanski
Kurilov Kurilov   See fewer
Andrew Divoff
Dimitro Dimitro   See fewer
Dey Young
Claudia Claudia   See fewer
Ravil Isyanov
Georgi Georgi   See fewer
Harry Ditson
Whittier Whittier   See fewer
Brian Blessed
Chazov Chazov   See fewer
Aleksei Yevdokimov
Mikhail (as Alexei Yevdokimov) Mikhail (as Alexei Yevdokimov)   See fewer
Boris Romanov
Father Peter Father Peter   See fewer
Yuriy Sarantsev
Concierge Concierge   See fewer
Oleg Anofriev
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Nikolay Averyushkin
Aide (as Nikolai Averiushkin) Aide (as Nikolai Averiushkin)   See fewer
Rita Gladunko
Babushka Babushka   See fewer
Igor Klass
Constantine Constantine   See fewer
Evgeniy Degtyarenko
Thug (as Evgeny Degtyarenko) Thug (as Evgeny Degtyarenko)   See fewer
Helen Clayden
Flight Attendant #1 Flight Attendant #1   See fewer
Irina Malysheva
Flight Attendant #2 Flight Attendant #2   See fewer
Alena Ilyukhina
Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
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