Leiser is a Polish defector recruited by MI6 for a covert mission in East Germany, after being promised British citizenship. He crosses the border, kills two men while trying to survive, discovers the photographic evidence is a fraud, and finally reports the rocket before the Stasi locate and shoot him with The Girl.
A womanizing student at Willard College, Paxton dates Tobey while secretly pursuing Eulice and Jan. After the three women discover his infidelity, they lock him in an attic as punishment. His confinement and hunger strike lead to a crisis of conscience, and he ultimately reconciles with Tobey.
Max is the film's central figure: a popular rock singer who leads the Troopers and turns a television appearance into a campaign for voting rights at fourteen. He enters national politics, becomes president, imposes youth rule, and reshapes American and global society while remaining in conflict with older generations.
Christopher Jones has 8 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include The Looking Glass War, Three in the Attic, A Brief Season. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
