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Family of Spies

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1990
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 55m
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6.4/10
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Family of Spies (1990)
Drama

Based on a true story, a naval officer (Powers Boothe) sells top-secret information to the Soviets and recruits family and friends into the scheme.Based on a true story, a naval officer (Powers Boothe) sells top-secret information to the Soviets and recruits family and friends into the scheme.Based on a true story, a naval officer (Powers Boothe) sells top-secret information to the Soviets and recruits family and friends into the scheme.

  • Stars
    • Powers Boothe
    • Lesley Ann Warren
    • Lili Taylor
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    6.4/10
    292
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    • Stars
      • Powers Boothe
      • Lesley Ann Warren
      • Lili Taylor
    • 10User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • John A. Walker Jr
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Barbara Walker
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Laura Walker
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Jerry A. Whitworth
    Andrew Lowery
    • Michael L. Walker
    Jenny Robertson
    Jenny Robertson
    • Rachel
    Eliot
    Eliot
    • Chief of the Watch
    Charles Stransky
    Charles Stransky
    Ken Jenkins
    Ken Jenkins
    Elena Wohl
    Elena Wohl
    • Cynthia Walker
    Gordon Clapp
    Gordon Clapp
    • Capt. Burnett
    John M. Jackson
    John M. Jackson
    • Arthur J. Walker
    John Wesley
    John Wesley
    • Capt. Lennox
    Jeroen Krabbé
    Jeroen Krabbé
    • Boris One
    Cynthia Bain
    Cynthia Bain
    • Linda Rayfield
    William Frankfather
    William Frankfather
    • Adm. Tully
    Ben Meyerson
    Ben Meyerson
    • Josh
    Garn Stephens
    Garn Stephens
    • Mary
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    • Trivia
      The real 'John A. Walker, Jr.' died on 28 August 2014 at the age of 77 in federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, USA while serving a life sentence.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie Walker is shown walking down the gangplank. As he approaches the Officer of the Deck the emblem on his cap is that of a Navy Warrant Officer. As he walks down the plank his hat emblem is that of a naval officer. When he gets into his MG the hat emblem is back to the Warrant officer emblem.
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    Why is this not on video cassette? I want a copy!
    A testimonial to the power of money. The weak-willed Walker not only deliberately sold himself out, he involved his family in his treachery. US Navy CWO Walker, not content with his standard of living, and possessing a crypto-secret clearance, reaches for big bucks by selling his integrity to the Soviets, who didn't approach him in the first place; he went to them, peddling his wares! Hard to blame them for taking him up on it.

    When his own accessible data is insufficient, he enlists family and colleagues in order to gain more and more information to peddle for more and more dollars. Although he does not physically resemble the real Walker at all, Powers Boothe gave life to the role, playing the traitorous and greedy @#$%! to the hilt. Lesley Ann Warren performs an excellent portrayal of the wife who could not abide her husband's perfidy and involvement of their son. An under-stated actress, Warren called up a lot of emotion in this role. Even if you don't like true-crime drama, it's worth watching for her performance alone.

    What really gets me is, why did Walker and his merry band escape the death penalty? Julius & Ethel Rosenberg did the same thing (for NO money, only their beliefs) and they went to the electric chair. (Our liberal, permissive society will eventually sell this country down the river if permitted to perpetuate.)Ah well, a tale that should immediately be set to video cassette; it should be viewed by everyone. RELEASE IT TO VIDEO!!!
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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Círculo de espías
    • Filming locations
      • U.S. Naval Station, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Black Den Productions
      • King Phoenix Entertainment
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      2 hours 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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