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6.4/10   185 votes
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Director:
John Mackenzie
Writer (WGA):
Michael Burton (written by)
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Release Date:
29 November 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Fact-based story about a 90's espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in US history... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
A journeyman docudrama about the CIA's most infamous mole more

Cast

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Timothy Hutton ... Aldrich Ames
Joan Plowright ... Jeanne Vertefeuille
Elizabeth Peña ... Rosario Ames

C. David Johnson ... Brooks

Eugene Lipinski ... Vlad
Robert Benedetti ... Chief of Operations
Patricia Carroll Brown ... Connie Drucker
Joyce Gordon ... Sandy Grimes
Mike Shara ... Tim Brett
Daniel Magder ... Paul Ames

Dwight McFee ... Harris
Alan McCullough ... Nash
Michael Rhoades ... George
Géza Kovács ... Sergei Chuvakhin
Ivo Founey ... Divokulsky
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | USA:PG

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A journeyman docudrama about the CIA's most infamous mole, 2 June 2002
6/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within" tells the tale of the CIA's most infamous mole who was arrested in 1994 after causing inestimable damage to national security. An obvious small screen product (Showtime), the film does a good job of showing the pressures on Ames; how he rationalized his misdeeds; and how justice finally caught up with him. Sans super spy techo-nonsense, this film portrays people as people; imperfect and human. A solid docudrama for anyone interested in spy stuff.

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