Question 1

Who wrote the screenplay for The Amateur, and what is his background?

Accepted Answer

The film's writer is Robert Littell, a journalist and novelist specializing in espionage novels set around the CIA and former Soviet Union. He wrote the screenplay, then later wrote the novel of the same name.

Question 2

What is the central conflict in The Amateur?

Accepted Answer

A CIA researcher convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc to avenge his wife's murder by enemy agents, but discovers a web of deception underneath her death.

Question 3

At what minute mark does Christopher Plummer appear in the film?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Plummer doesn't appear in the movie until the 53 minute mark.

Question 4

Which actor in The Amateur has one of his final cinema film roles?

Accepted Answer

John Marley, who plays Molton, appears in one of his final cinema films.

Question 5

What tagline was used on some movie posters for The Amateur?

Accepted Answer

Some posters featured a long preamble describing Charles Heller as a mathematician and computer expert who becomes an assassin without experience, ending with 'The first 11 minutes will absolutely shock you. The last 11 minutes will rivet you to your seat.'

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