Agent of Influence (2002)
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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Stars:
- Michel Poulette
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- Riley Adams
- Ian Adams
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Release Date: 2002-06-30
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- Country: CA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 98
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Murray Fletcher
Diane Fletcher
David Present
John Watkins
Robert Madison
Sean Fitzpatrick
Charles Adair
Gregory Aloysha
Khamal Rashid
Mario Béliveau
James Jesus Angleton
Andrei Gromyko
Charles Bohen
Steve Lamboise
CIA Agent in France
Gypsy Matriarch
Newspaper Man