The Company (2007– )

Real-life figures from the Cold War era mix with a fictional story based on a group of CIA operatives and their counterparts in the KGB, MI6, and the Mossad.

Stars:

Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris O'Donnell	...	Jack McCauliffe (6 episodes, 2007)
Alfred Molina	...	Harvey Torriti (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Keaton	...	James Angleton (6 episodes, 2007)
Rory Cochrane	...	Yevgeny Tsipin (6 episodes, 2007)
Alessandro Nivola	...	Leo Kritzky (6 episodes, 2007)
Tom Hollander	...	Adrian Philby (6 episodes, 2007)
Kristin Booth	...	Adelle Sweet Kritsky (4 episodes, 2007)
Ted Atherton	...	Frank Wisner (3 episodes, 2007)
Stephen Bogaert	...	Elliott Ebbitt III (3 episodes, 2007)
Rick Roberts	...	William Colby (3 episodes, 2007)
Mike Turner	...	Manny Ebbitt (3 episodes, 2007)
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Lili (3 episodes, 2007)
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Starik Zhilov (2 episodes, 2007)
JB Blanc	...	Manuel Piniero (2 episodes, 2007)
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Vanka Borisov (2 episodes, 2007)
Cedric Smith	...	Allen Dulles (2 episodes, 2007)
Barry Flatman	...	Philip Sweet (2 episodes, 2007)
Péter Rudolf	...	Fallen Angel (2 episodes, 2007)
Gábor Nagypál	...	CIA Associate Sweet Jesus, Berlin (2 episodes, 2007)
Zoltán Berzsenyi	...	Nikita Khruschev (2 episodes, 2007)
László Konter	...	Yevgeny's father Tsipin (2 episodes, 2007)
Natascha McElhone	...	Elizabet (2 episodes, 2007)
Levente Törköly	...	Constantine Vishnevsky (2 episodes, 2007)
Misel Maticevic	...	Arpad Zelk (2 episodes, 2007)
Berndt Von Bömches	...	Prof. Ernst Loffler (2 episodes, 2007)

Storyline

Spy vs. spy. Three Yale grads, class of 1954, join their respective countries' secret service. We follow them for 40 years - through the outing of a British spy, the Hungarian revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the scent of moles, and the collapse of the USSR. Fictional characters - Yalies Jack McCauliffe, Leo Kritzky, and Yevgeny Tsipin and Jack's boss Harvey Torriti - rub shoulders with real figures like Kim Philby and James Angleton to tell stories of romance, intrigue, double-crosses, false leads, suicide, execution, and exile - in the name of ideology, patriotism, paranoia, perfidy, and one-upsmanship. Can the CIA claim any credit in the West's Cold War triumph?

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Plot Keywords:

cia | spy | cold war | secret | suicide | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

A cég - A CIA regénye

Filming Locations:

Añasco, Puerto Rico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Network Television (TNT), Scott Free Productions, John Calley Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

286 min 286 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The footage of the entrance gate of CIA headquarters in 1975 was reused from the film Spy Game, which Tony Scott, of Scott Free Productions, directed.

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Goofs

When Jack is talking to the Director, you can see the Director's computer which has a 3D screen saver. This scene takes place in 1987, before computers with this type of feature was available.

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Connections

Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008)

User Reviews

A very entertaining spy spoof

This is no James bond.This has nothing to do with superheroes and supervillans(except the part with GOOD USA vs. EVIL SOVIET UNION).Its a gripping spy drama for the masses and the same time for the history buffs.The performances are very good on the behalf of Alfred Molina,Chris ODonnel and Rory Cochrane.Alessandro Nivola seems a bit out of pace.The real treat comes from Michael Keaton who goes stainless in his role.The action sequences and special effects are some of the best quality and i rate it just after band of brothers in the series branch.The show has a plus for the moments where the language of certain nationals is respected(the Russians speak Russian ,the Hungarians speak the Hungarian and the mobsters are so Sicilians).The big budget of the series is put to good use and the places you see in the movies are the ones where the things actually happened.There are little flaws for an epic of such proportions.I sense no TV feel in the image,sets,performances etc. so i must give this show a 10!job well done!