The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (1,961 ratings)

Scripted by Frederick Forsyth from his own novel, The Fourth Protocol is a fact-based spy thriller. The titular protocol is a secret agreement between America, Britain and Russia to cease smuggling nuclear weapons into their respective countries. This figures into the schemes of several rogue spies,… More

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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Aug 28, 1987 Wide
Lorimar Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Wally Hammond, Time Out

    What is missing is any real tension or psychological detail that might lend plausibility to all the hocus-pocus about East-West political and military intrigue.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    An engrossing and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of the bestselling spy thriller by Frederick Forsyth. n engrossing and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of the bestselling spy thriller by Frederick Forsyth.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    A captivating, well-performed picture

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Above-average spy thriller, with Brosnan making a great baddie.

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    Decent but unremarkable spy thriller, with an intersting villain provided by Pierce Brosnan.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cassandra M


    ome comments on this film have stated that there are unnecessary killings of agents or witnesses, this is done to show the politics of the film and how there must be no trace back to those who planned the operation, whilst also portraying that petrofsky is a lethal killer, and as… More

  • Dean M


    An okay spy thriller in this wildly implausible, but moderately entertaining, adaptation by Frederick Forsyth of his own novel, Michael Caine has to stop Russians exploding one of the atomic bombs American keeps in Britain.

  • The S


    A lot more action orientated than the Frederick Forsyth novel that it was based on and Michael Caine's character is, equally, far more of an action hero. Whilst it may have been deemed necessary to beef up the action to make a more exciting film, it loses some on the book's… More

  • Barry L


    Brilliant cold war thriller with the very young Brosnan acting as a baddy russian spy.....Quality.

  • David S


    Remember this film being better than it is. Very dated now and it looks like a lot of it was done on the cheap but it's good to see a spy thriller where the lead actor actually does some spying and investigating. Keeps the interest and Caine and Brosnan are great (Caine… More

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