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The Emissary
Directed byJan Scholtz
Written byJan Scholtz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohan Scheepers
Edited byJohan Lategan
Music byRobyn Smith
Production
company
Scholtz Films
Distributed byMimosa Film Group
Release date
  • 21 April 1989 (1989-04-21)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

The Emissary is a 1989 South African thriller film starring Ted Le Plat, Terry Norton, Robert Vaughn,[1] André Jacobs,[2] Patrick Mynhardt, Hans Strydom, Ken Gampu, Brian O'Shaughnessy, and Peter Krummeck. The film was written, produced, and directed by Jan Scholtz.[3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

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Jack Cavanaugh (Le Plat) learns that the KGB use his wife (Norton) to get access to a top secret computer system. He cannot see what to do except to take on the foreign agents himself.[8]

Cast

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Production

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Filming

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The Emissary was filmed in South Africa in 1988.[4]

Release

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The Emissary was released in theatres on 21 April 1989. The film was released on VHS on 16 August 1989.[9] The film can be streamed online by IFM Film Associates, Inc.[10] The Emissary was released on DVD in the United Kingdom.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Monush 2003, p. 756.
  2. ^ "André Jacobs". San Antonio Film Festival. San Antonio. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "The Emissary". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ames 2008, p. 117.
  5. ^ "The Emissary". BFI National Archive. United Kingdom: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ^ "The Emissary". African Film Database. Africa: Blogger. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Jan Scholtz". Mimosa Film Group. Bloemfontein. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  8. ^ "The Emissary". Films List. United States. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  9. ^ The Emissary. United States. ASIN 6301365259. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "The Emissary". IFM Film Associates, Inc. Glendale, California. Buzzfile Media LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  11. ^ "The Emissary". CIC Video. Hollywood: Cinema International Corporation. ASIN B0018QDTVC. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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