Covert Action (film)
Appearance
Covert Action | |
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Directed by | Romolo Guerrieri |
Written by | Nico Ducci Romolo Guerrieri Mino Roli Vittorio Schiraldi |
Produced by | Mihalis Lefakis |
Starring | David Janssen Arthur Kennedy Corinne Cléry |
Cinematography | Erico Menczer |
Edited by | Antonio Siciliano |
Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Italy Greece |
Covert Action (originally released as Sono Stato un Agente C.I.A.) is a 1978 Italian/Greek co-production Eurospy film starring the American actor David Janssen.
The plot was based on the experiences of former CIA agent Philip Agee[1] who initiated a lawsuit with the producers over his fees and expenses.[2]
Plot
[edit]A former CIA agent decides to write about his CIA career that leads him into danger.
Production
[edit]The original female lead Catherine Bach dropped out and was replaced with Corinne Cléry. Due to a then new Italian ordinance that prohibited the firing of firearms in Italian movies, gunfire scenes were filmed in Greece.[3]
Cast
[edit]- David Janssen ... Lester Horton
- Arthur Kennedy ... CIA Chief of Station, Athens
- Maurizio Merli ... John Florio
- Corinne Cléry ... Anne Florio
- Philippe Leroy ... Greek Inspector
- Ivan Rassimov ... The Silent
- Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ... Grant
References
[edit]- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ Agee, Philip On the Run L. Stuart, 1987
- ^ "The David Janssen Archive". The David Janssen Archive. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
External links
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Categories:
- 1978 films
- Italian spy action films
- English-language Italian films
- English-language Greek films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- 1970s spy action films
- Films about the Central Intelligence Agency
- Films directed by Romolo Guerrieri
- Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s Italian film stubs