

If the Fourth Protocol is ever breached, there would be no warning, just a nuclear explosion from a bedsitter... The unthinkable has just begun.
Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its d…
The Fourth Protocol (1987) is a action and thriller film directed by John Mackenzie. It stars Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, and Ned Beatty. The film runs for 1 hour 59 minutes. Audiences have made it well received, with an average score of 6.3 out of 10 from 205 votes.

Michael Caine
John Preston

Pierce Brosnan
Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross

Ned Beatty
Borisov

Joanna Cassidy
Irina Vassilievna

Julian Glover
Brian Harcourt-Smith

Michael Gough
Sir Bernard Hemmings

Ray McAnally
General Karpov

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The Fourth Protocol stars Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, and Joanna Cassidy, and was directed by John Mackenzie.
The Fourth Protocol has a runtime of 1 hour 59 minutes.
The Fourth Protocol was released in 1987.
The Fourth Protocol is a action and thriller film.
The Fourth Protocol holds an average audience score of 6.3 out of 10. The best signal, though, is a recommendation from a friend who shares your taste—FriendsRecommend shows you exactly that.
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