
The Cost of Treachery
1984, English. Directed by Adam Curtis.
In 1949, at the height of the Cold War, the British and American Governments decided to fight back at the growing Soviet Empire with a secret plan, the Albanian Subversion, in which the CIA and MI6 attempted to overthrow the Albanian government and to weaken the Soviet Union and the role of double agent Kim Philby.
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- 0h 49m
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- 30 October 1984
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The Cost of Treachery isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 October 1984. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Cost of Treachery?
The Cost of Treachery (1984) was directed by Adam Curtis and stars Ian Holm.