Icon (TV 2005)

On the eve of the elections in Russia, there's an outbreak of a mysterious disease. The British are curious to find out what's going on, so they need to send someone. An official knows ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Writers:

Frederick Forsyth (novel), Adam Armus (teleplay),

Stars:

Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Swayze	...	Jason Monk
Patrick Bergin	...	Igor Komarov
Michael York	...	Sir Nigel Irvine
Annika Peterson	...	Sonia Astrova
Ben Cross	...	Anatoly Grishin
Jeff Fahey	...	Harvey Blackledge
Joss Ackland	...	General Nikolayev
Steve Speirs	...	Viktor Akopov (as Steven Speirs)
Niko Nicotera	...	Andrei Kasanov
Valentin Ganev	...	Vladimir Tonkin
Barry Morse	...	Josef Cherkassov
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Mercedes Driver
Jay Benedict	...	Carey Jordan
Theodor Danetti	...	Leonid Zaitsev
Marta Kondova	...	Elena

Storyline

On the eve of the elections in Russia, there's an outbreak of a mysterious disease. The British are curious to find out what's going on, so they need to send someone. An official knows someone--Jason Monk, an American agent who worked deep cover in Russia during the Cold War. He approaches Monk who initially refuses till he tells Monk that he can help him settle some old scores and to see his daughter whom he left when he was pulled out. So Monk goes and makes contact with an old friend and a Russian policewoman. They learn that someone is trying to manipulate the election.

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Plot Keywords:

russia | russian | agent | election | president | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions, Russian World Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

190 min 166 min (DVD release)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final acting project of Barry Morse.

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Goofs

When Monk shoots at the assassin's van in the park, the window on the side door breaks completely. In the shots that follow, however, the window is broken only at the top.

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Quotes

Jason Monk: How many children have to die because of your greed?

User Reviews

A Surprise

I decided to rent this, not expecting much since Hallmark stuff is usually kinda soft but what a surprise! Action and suspense. Patrick Swayze is back and kicks ass! It would be great to see him in a real action flick ie Tom Cruise style. I did not read the book but are they ever true to the novel?

The cast is great. The girl who plays Sonya (Annika Peterson) is both hot and smart. She runs the show which is impressive in a male dominated flick where the girl is usually just a sex object. This of course made my wife happy. Michael York, from Austen Powers, is slick. However, he could use some more gadgets. The gadgets were weak along with the special effects but the story is a good reflection of what is going on in the world today.