In the Company of Spies (TV 1999)

An operative for the CIA (Brown) is captured and interrogated by Korean officials; his bosses, in order to protect national security, decide to bring an old operative (Berenger) out of ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Matheson

Writer:

Roger Towne

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Ron Silver, Alice Krige

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Kevin Jefferson
Ron Silver	...	Tom Lenahan
Alice Krige	...	Sarah Gold
Clancy Brown	...	Dale Beckham
Arye Gross	...	Todd Simar
Elizabeth Arlen	...	Joanne Gertz
Al Waxman	...	Myron Sindell
Len Cariou	...	The President
David McIlwraith	...	Paul Gertz
Peter Keleghan	...	Norman Fitzgerald
Eugene Clark	...	Edward Boyd
Doug Lennox	...	Ron Sachs
Carol Ng	...	Camille Ngo
Tommy Chang	...	Jinho Kim
Karl Pruner	...	Jack Marko

Storyline

An operative for the CIA (Brown) is captured and interrogated by Korean officials; his bosses, in order to protect national security, decide to bring an old operative (Berenger) out of retirement to retrieve both the agent and the vital information in his possession.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent sequences

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Agency

Filming Locations:

CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cort/Madden Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the execution scenes, the Korean word for 'hero' is clearly seen on most of the banners.

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Goofs

In the scene when there is a close-up of the phone when the female Korean spy goes toward it the Korean writing is upside-down.

User Reviews

Fast paced action with Berenger's usual charming military style

In the Company of Spies is a fast paced film that starts off with action as a CIA agent is picked up by Korean officials for questioning. While he is held, and not treated kindly, we watch on the other side of the world as tried and true actor Tom Berenger's character is brought from retirement by his former associate, played by Ron Silver. Tim Matheson did a great job directing this one. Most impressive in this film is Clancy Brown, who portrayed the very much distressed English gentleman under possible deadly pressure. As one who associates Clancy with Kurgan in the first Highlander movie (and sadly relieved Sean Connery of his head), I was pleasantly surprised at the depth and power of his character in this movie. Here's hoping to see this cast back for more!