The Osterman Weekend

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espionage thriller film feature film film

The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 espionage thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on Robert Ludlum’s novel about a TV host entangled in a deadly CIA conspiracy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	espionage thriller film → feature film → film →
basedOn	The Osterman Weekend →
basedOnWorkAuthor	Robert Ludlum →
character	Bernie Osterman → John Tanner → Joseph Cardone → Lawrence Fassett → Maxwell Danforth → Richard Tremayne →
cinematographyBy	John Coquillon →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Sam Peckinpah →
distributor	20th Century Fox →
editedBy	David Rawlins →
filmEditingStyle	features extensive use of video surveillance imagery →
genre	espionage film → mystery film → thriller film →
hasTheme	Cold War espionage → government surveillance → media manipulation →
mpaaRating	R →
musicBy	Lalo Schifrin →
notableFor	being Sam Peckinpah's final theatrical feature film as a director →
originalLanguage	English →
plotSummary	A television host is drawn into a CIA operation involving surveillance of his friends, who are suspected of being Soviet agents. →
producer	Peter S. Davis NERFINISHED → William N. Panzer →
productionCompany	Osterman Weekend Associates →
releaseDate	1983-10-14 →
releaseYear	1983 →
runtimeMinutes	103 →
screenwriter	Alan Sharp → Ian Masters →
setIn	United States →
starring	Burt Lancaster → Cassie Yates → Chris Sarandon → Craig T. Nelson → Dennis Hopper → Helen Shaver → John Hurt → Meg Foster → Rutger Hauer → Treat Williams →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Osterman Weekend →	basedOn
Craig T. Nelson →	notableWork