Hopscotch

Hopscotch

104 mins | Comedy, Action, Thriller | Sept. 26, 1980

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.

Hopscotch

104 mins | Comedy, Action, Thriller | Sept. 26, 1980

Hopscotch
When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers International Film Investors, Connelly Associates, Ely and Edy Landau, Shan Productions
Original title Hopscotch
Directors Ronald Neame
Writers Brian Garfield, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Walter Matthau

as Miles Kendig

Glenda Jackson

as Isobel

Sam Waterston

as Jack Cutter

Ned Beatty

as Myerson

Herbert Lom

as Yaskov

David Matthau

as Ross

George Baker

as Westlake

Ivor Roberts

as Ludlum

Lucy Saroyan

as Carla

Severn Darden

as Maddox

George Pravda

as Saint Breheret

Jacquelyn Hyde

as Realtor

Mike Gwilym

as Alfie

Terry Beaver

as Tobin

Ray Charleson

as Clausen

Christopher Driscoll

as Policeman #1

Michael Cronin

as Policeman #2

Roy Sampson

as Police Sergeant

Douglas Dirkson

as Follett

Anne Haney

as Mrs. Myerson

Shan Wilson

as Spy in Oktoberfest

Randy Patrick

as Mechanic

Joe Dorsey

as Security Guard

Candice Howard

as Maddox's Receptionist

Susan McShayne

as Cocktail Waitress

Yolanda King

as Coffee Shop Manager

Antony Carrick

as Salesman in Electric Shop

Osman Ragheb

as CIA Telephone Technician

Roland Fröhlich

as Border Guard

Jeremy Young

as Immigration Officer

Sally Nesbitt

as Telephone Operator

Susan Engel

as Westlake's Receptionist

Joanna McCallum

as Bookshop Cashier

Laura Whyte

as Myerson's Secretary

Larry Larson

as FBI Technician

Seab Worthy

as FBI Man

Danny Covington

as Bellman

Richard Moore

as Seaplane Pilot

Philip Voss

as Helicopter Pilot

Debra Hook

as Singer

Allan Cuthbertson

as Chartermain