The Emissary (1989 film)

The Emissary
Directed by Jan Scholtz
Produced by
Written by Jan Scholtz
Starring
Music by Robyn Smith
Cinematography Johan Scheepers
Edited by Johan Lategan
Production
company
Scholtz Films
Distributed by Mimosa Film Group
Release date
  • 21 April 1989 (1989-04-21)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country South Africa
Language English

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

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

Production

Filming

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

Release

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

References

  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. 1 2 Ames 2008, p. 117.
  5. ↑ "The Emissary". BFI National Archive. United Kingdom: British Film Institute. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Emissary". African Film Database. Africa: Blogger. Retrieved 26 December 2016. templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  7. ↑ "Jan Scholtz". Mimosa Film Group. Bloemfontein. Retrieved 26 December 2016. templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  8. ↑ "The Emissary". Films List. United States. Retrieved 26 December 2016. templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  9. ↑ "The Emissary". Management Company Entertainment Group. United States. ASIN 6301365259. Retrieved 26 December 2016. templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  10. ↑ "The Emissary". IFM Film Associates, Inc. Glendale, California. Buzzfile Media LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2016. templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  11. ↑ "The Emissary". CIC Video. Hollywood: Cinema International Corporation. ASIN B0018QDTVC. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

Sources

  • Monush, Barry (2003). Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965. Milwaukee: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. p. 756. ISBN 978-1557835512.
  • Ames, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0253351166.
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