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Premise

An insurance investigator searches for a priceless medieval Russian icon stolen by a master thief.

Cast

as Tom Lepski *

as Bradley *

Arielle Dombasle Arielle Dombasle (born April 27, 1953)Dombasle's year of birth has been a subject of much debate, and various sources have given dates ranging from 1953 to 1958. is an American-born French singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough ro ...

as Maggie *

Guy Marchand Guy Marchand (22 May 1937 – 15 December 2023) was a French actor, musician, and singer. He appeared in over 100 films in over 30 years, but was best known for his role as the fictional television private detective Nestor Burma. Life and care ...

as Ottovioni *

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

as Radnitz *

Peter Bowles Peter John Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English screen and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as '' Callan: A Magnum for Schneider'' and '' I, Claudius''. He is best remembered for his roles in sit ...

as Igor

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* * "Dhiraj Sharma, The Sunday Tribune - Books". https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060514/spectrum/book10.html 1989 films Films based on works by James Hadley Chase Films based on British novels Films directed by Guy Hamilton French detective films English-language French films Films scored by Claude Bolling 1980s English-language films 1980s French films English-language crime films {{1980s-crime-film-stub