Film

Agent of Influence

2002 · 1h 38m · Thriller

IMDb

6.5

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.

Christopher Plummer

John Watkins

Marina Orsini

Diane Fletcher

Ted Whittall

Robert Madison

Shaun Johnston

David Present

Kurtis Sanheim

Sean Fitzpatrick

Alain Goulem

Murray Fletcher

Terry Lawrence

Chris Hayden

Paul Cœur

Charles Adair

Gregory Hlady

Gregory Aloysha

Cas Anvar

Khamal Rashid

Norman Edge

Fletcher Sr.

Pierre Rivard

Mario Béliveau

Al Holt

Charles Blackburn

Doug MacLeod

James Jesus Angleton

John Dunn-Hill

Andrei Gromyko

Noel Burton

Charles Bohen

• Michel PouletteDirector
• Ian AdamsWriter
• Riley AdamsWriter
• Allen SmithDirector of Photography
• Jean-Marie BenoîtOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 30, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Thriller