Hidden Agenda (1999)

A young medical student travels to Berlin to investigate the apparent death of his brother and discovers a secret life of espionage, betrayal and murder at the highest levels.

Director:

Iain Paterson

Writer:

Iain Paterson

Stars:

Kevin Dillon, Andrea Roth, J.T. Walsh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Dillon	...	David McLean
Andrea Roth	...	Monika Engelmann
J.T. Walsh	...	Jonathan Zanuck
Christopher Plummer	...	Ulrich Steiner
Michael Wincott	...	Larry Gleason
Daniel Kash	...	Volker Flenske
Rod Wilson	...	Michael McLean
Paul Soles	...	Wilhelm Engelmann
Phillip Jarrett	...	Brenner (as Phil Jarrett)
Wendy Lyon	...	Donna Barnes
Denis Forest	...	Christoph
Craig Gardner	...	Jurgen Feld
Cintija Asperger	...	Dr. Mundt (as Cynthia Ashperger)
Richard Denison	...	Vladimir Kruskov
Heinar Pillar	...	Man at Airport

Storyline

In this supercharged political thriller, David McLean becomes the center of a deadly conspiracy when he discovers a computer disc his recently killed CIA agent brother, Mike, left behind. After the government denies involvement in Mike's "accidental" death, David must hunt for the truth on his own...and with double crossings, high-octane chase scenes and thrill-a-minute plot twists, nowhere-and no one-is safe!

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Plot Keywords:

brother | murder | agent | eastern europe | stasi | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, nudity and language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Secret Agenda

Company Credits

Production Co:

Le Monde Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dedicated to the memory of J.T. Walsh, who died soon after making this film.

User Reviews

great potential....

Simply put, The movie asks a lot of the viewer. If you play along there are moments to be appreciated. It's easy to follow, but...you need to participate fully.

Matt Dillon, Christopher Plummer, Paul Soles, J.T. Walsh are some great actors. They held up their parts I believe....so that leaves the writer, editor and director to account for the lack of ??? Flow maybe. Pace? There are some scenes which seem out of place or maybe they're uneeded. I'm clearly not an insider or movie production buff...but it feels like the Special Features "Making of..." might have been more entertaining.

There clearly is potential given the basic storyline....but for whatever reason...it didn't make it to the final product. In my mind, a post war thriller is a fairly easy story.