When the novel was written and this movie was in principal photography, Yuri Andropov was head of the K.G.B. Andropov then became C.P.S.U. General Secretary succeeding Leonid Brezhnev. As shooting had started, it was too late to re-cast the part of K.G.B. Chairman Andropov. When this movie was released, Andropov was no longer head of the K.G.B. Originally, Andropov was not well-known, and casting Wolf Kahler, who did not look like him, was no issue then. But by the time the movie launched, Andropov had become well-known, with the actor in the movie bearing little physical resemblance to him.
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