The Whistle Blower (1986) poster
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The Whistle Blower

ActionThriller

Directed by Simon Langton

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable... From TMDB

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The Whistle Blower is a 1986 action thriller film, directed by Simon Langton, starring Michael Caine, James Fox and Nigel Havers.

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  • posts span Nov 30, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026

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  • On This Day - Scala Cinema @otdscalacinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    On this day (30th October) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing The Whistle Blower (1986) and Half Moon Street (1986) as a Michael Caine double bill and part of that month’s British Thrillers season.

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Apr 29, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Thriller #TheWhistleBlower 5 Forgotten Spy Thrillers That Are Perfect From Start to Finish http://dlvr.it/TSHFbW

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  • Adelaide @sayorkunau.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2023

    Watched “The Whistle Blower” last night. Felt like a tv movie but Michael Caine was still pretty freakin great in it.

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Michael Caine
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James Fox
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Nigel Havers
Robert "Bob" Jones
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John Gielgud
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Felicity Dean
Cynthia Goodburn
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Barry Foster
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Kenneth Colley
Bill Pickett

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