The Double (I) (2011)

A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.

Director:

Michael Brandt

Writers:

Michael Brandt, Derek Haas

Stars:

Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Gere	...	Paul Shepherdson
Topher Grace	...	Ben Geary
Martin Sheen	...	Tom Highland
Tamer Hassan	...	Bozlovski
Stephen Moyer	...	Brutus
Chris Marquette	...	Oliver
Odette Annable	...	Natalie Geary (as Odette Yustman)
Stana Katic	...	Amber
Yuri Sardarov	...	Leo (as Yuriy Sardarov)
Ivan Fedorov	...	The Scrounger
Ed Kelly	...	Senator Dennis Darden
Jeffrey Pierce	...	Agent Weaver
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Agent Burton (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Mike Kraft	...	FBI Director Roger Bell
Andy Manning	...	EMT (as Andrew 'Sir' Manning)

Storyline

Story kicks off with the mysterious murder of a senator bearing the marks of a Soviet assassin, who was long thought to be dead. To hunt down the killer, a retired CIA operative, who spent his career going toe-to-toe with his Soviet nemesis, is teamed with a young FBI agent.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | assassin | washington d.c. | russian spy | double agent

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Taglines:

Keep your enemies close

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images and language

Details

Official Sites:

Image Entertainment [United States] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Misión secreta

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hyde Park Entertainment, Agent Two, Brandt/Haas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Paul's wounds on the left side of his face change after he gets out of his car in the final fight sequence talking to Ben and when they enter the warehouse.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bozlovski: [whispering in Spanish] Better you forget them. You didn't see anything.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Moneyball (2011)

User Reviews

A good film but it could have let the viewer think a bit more.

Richard Gere plays "Paul Shepherdson," a decorated CIA veteran who is just pulled out of retirement & teamed up with new & upcoming agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace) to find the truth about the Russian assassin "Cassius," who Shepherdson claimed to have killed years before. The intel says he lives & is now in the US. The movie follows the duo as the real truth of the matter comes closer, and things are not always as they seem, not like we haven't heard that line before in countless intelligence genre films. It just failed to deliver surprise as very early we are bombarded with hints as to who's who. All the elements where there, great actors & production but the script wasn't as brilliant as it could have been. They could have played out an extraordinary cat & mouse game if things in the script were changed. I did enjoy watching this and I give a 7/10 generously as I'm a fan of both Grace & Gere.

Also I would recommend a watch at least on the web, cause the ad campaign failed so horribly in marketing the film, maybe they could at least go VOD or STV cause it really deserves more.