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It was filmed back-to-back with Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996), often using the same cast and sets.

Palmer is hired by a Russian tycoon for $250,000 to recover "Alorax" (the Red Death), a genetically altered biological weapon. Bullet to Beijing

The 1995 thriller features the return of Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, the gritty British agent from the 1960s Cold War classics. Released during a post-Cold War era, the film explores the relevance of a traditional spy in a world of privatized intelligence and biological warfare. Project Overview: Bullet to Beijing Release Year: 1995 (TV Movie) Protagonist: Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) Director: George Mihalka Filming Locations: St. Petersburg, Russia It was filmed back-to-back with Midnight in St

Available on platforms like Apple TV and YouTube Plot Analysis The 1995 thriller features the return of Michael

Much of the action unfolds on a train ride from St. Petersburg to Beijing via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

In this outing, Harry Palmer is portrayed as older, more cynical, and financially motivated. Unlike the suave James Bond, Palmer remains an "anti-Bond" figure—a working-class professional who focuses on the logistics of survival and espionage rather than gadgets.

This film was the first of two 1990s sequels produced by Harry Alan Towers, who had acquired the rights to the Palmer character.