Blunt (1987): Cast
Blunt is a 1987 drama directed by John Glenister, starring Ian Richardson as Anthony Blunt, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Williams. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- John Glenister
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- BBC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Blunt About?
The premise of Blunt without spoilers.
Anthony Blunt, a Cambridge‑educated art historian, secretly works as a Soviet spy. In love with double‑agent Guy Burgess, he helps Burgess get another treasonous British operative to safety in Moscow. When Burgess also defects, authorities suspect Blunt, yet investigators struggle to picture such a gentleman betraying his nation and class.
Blunt Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- 20th century
- spy scandal
- year 1951
- reference to the cambridge five
- reference to anthony frederick blunt
- soviet spy
- mole hunt
- based on real person
- british spy
- traitor
- internal investigation
- scandal
+18 more Show fewer
- 1950s
- gay kiss
- homosexual kiss
- politics
- cynicism
- partner
- homosexual
- expert
- espionage
- england
- double agent
- docudrama
- deliberate cruelty
- defector
- cold war
- british
- art collection
- aristocrat
Blunt Cast & Characters
Ian Richardson leads the cast as Anthony Blunt, with Anthony Hopkins as Guy Burgess and Michael Williams as Goronwy Rees. Directed by John Glenister; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director John Glenister
- Ian Richardson as Anthony Blunt
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Anthony Hopkins as Guy Burgess -
Michael Williams as Goronwy Rees - Geoffrey Chater as Guy Liddell
Also Starring in Blunt
· 3 more- Albert Welling Vasily
- Michael McStay Donald Maclean
- Rosie Kerslake Margie Rees
More from John Glenister
More films directed by John Glenister: Rumpole’s Return and A Photograph.
Blunt Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Blunt: The Fourth Man” and “Блант – четвертый мужчина”.
- Also known as
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- Blunt: The Fourth Man
- Блант – четвертый мужчина
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Movies Like Blunt
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including A Question of Attribution, Cambridge Spies and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Blunt FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Blunt, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Blunt?
Blunt runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Blunt released?
Blunt was released on January 11, 1987.
Who directed Blunt?
Blunt was directed by John Glenister.
More films by John Glenister Who is in the cast of Blunt?
Blunt stars Ian Richardson as Anthony Blunt, Anthony Hopkins as Guy Burgess and Michael Williams as Goronwy Rees, among 7 credited actors.
Does Blunt have a post-credit scene?
No. Blunt has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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