How does Russian Roulette end?

In the final act ("Citywide Pursuit & Impending Threat"): Shaver races through Vancouver to locate Henke before the Soviet leader's visit. Diplomatic stakes remain high as the assassination window closes.

Russian Roulette (1975) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Russian Roulette
Genre: crime, drama, thriller
Released: 1975
Rating: 5.1

Plot Analysis Summary

A Cold War thriller where a Canadian officer races to capture a Latvian immigrant suspected of plotting to assassinate a visiting Soviet leader.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Soviet Warning & Political Pressure

Covert Assignment & Apartment Breach

Discovery & Missing Target

Citywide Pursuit & Impending Threat

An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When the prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assassination scheme.

Directed by

Lou Lombardo

Key Cast

George Segal — Tim Shaver
Cristina Raines — Bogna Kirchoff
Bo Brundin — Colonel Vostik
Denholm Elliott — John Petapiece
Gordon Jackson — Brian Hardison

Rating: 5.1/10 (9 votes)