In the Company of Spies
1999 American TV series or program
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In the Company of Spies (also known as The Agency)[1] is a 1999 made-for-television spy action thriller film directed by Tim Matheson and starring Tom Berenger, Ron Silver, Alice Krige, and Clancy Brown.
| In the Company of Spies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Spy Thriller Action |
| Written by | Roger Towne |
| Directed by | Tim Matheson |
| Starring | Tom Berenger Ron Silver Alice Krige Clancy Brown Arye Gross |
| Music by | Don Davis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Roger Towne |
| Producers | Robert W. Cort David Madden |
| Cinematography | Roy H. Wagner |
| Editor | Robert A. Ferretti |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production company | Cort/Madden Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | October 24, 1999 |
Plot
A CIA operative (Clancy Brown) is arrested and accused of being a spy by Korean officials. The CIA want to get him back as he has vital information for the United States. To rescue their operative, they recruit Kevin Jefferson (Tom Berenger), a retired CIA operative to create and lead the team to rescue the operative before the Koreans break him.
Cast
- Tom Berenger as Kevin Jefferson
- Ron Silver as Tom Lenahan
- Alice Krige as Sarah Gold
- Clancy Brown as Dale Beckman
- Arye Gross as Todd Simar
- Elizabeth Arlen as Joanne Gertz
- Al Waxman as Myron Sindell
- Len Cariou as The President
Reception
Rainer Heinz of Filmdienst gave the film a mixed-to-negative review, saying that although it is somewhat exciting, the film is ultimately ideologically outdated, simplistic, and propagandistic.[2]
