Agent of Influence
2002, English. Directed by Michel Poulette.
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.
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- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Agent of Influence is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Howdy in India.
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Cast & crew
- Michel PouletteDirector
- Christopher PlummerJohn Watkins
- Marina OrsiniDiane Fletcher
- Ted WhittallRobert Madison
- Shaun JohnstonDavid Present
- Kurtis SanheimSean Fitzpatrick
- Alain GoulemMurray Fletcher
- Terry LawrenceChris Hayden
- Paul CœurCharles Adair
- Gregory HladyGregory Aloysha
- Cas AnvarKhamal Rashid
- Norman EdgeFletcher Sr.
- Pierre RivardMario Béliveau
Details
- Released
- 30 June 2002
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Ian Adams, Riley Adams
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Agent of Influence (2002) was directed by Michel Poulette and stars Christopher Plummer, Marina Orsini, Ted Whittall.