Overview
This story of espionage and counter-espionage is based on the novel by Ian Adams. Suspicious circumstances surrounded the mysterious death of a Canadian diplomat. At the height of The Cold War in October 1964, John Watkins, Canada's former ambassador to Moscow and a close friend of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, is kidnapped and held in a hotel for questioning by the RCMP at the urging of the CIA. Several days into the interrogation he died. The official obituary claimed that he suffered a heart attack in the company of friends during a farewell supper celebrating his illustrious career.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 30, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Alliance Atlantis,Agent Productions
- Cast
- Gregory Hlady,Lorne Brass,Norman Edge,John Dunn-Hill,Lori Ravensborg,Ari Snyder,Alain Goulem,Kurtis Sanheim,Al Holt,Marina Orsiniand 14 more
- Director
- Michel Poulette
- Writer
- Riley Adams,Ian Adams
- Cinematography
- Allen Smith
- Music
- Jean-Marie Benoît
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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