Synopsis
This story of espionage and counter-espionage is based on the novel by Ian Adams. Suspicious circumstances surrounded the mysterious death of a Canadian diplomat. At the height of The Cold War in October 1964, John Watkins, Canada's former ambassador to Moscow and a close friend of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, is kidnapped and held in a hotel for questioning by the RCMP at the urging of the CIA. Several days into the interrogation he died. The official obituary claimed that he suffered a heart attack in the company of friends during a farewell supper celebrating his illustrious career.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Michel PouletteDirector
- Ian AdamsWriter
- Riley AdamsWriter
- Jean-Marie BenoîtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher PlummerJohn Watkins
- Marina OrsiniDiane Fletcher
- Ted WhittallRobert Madison
- Shaun JohnstonDavid Present
- Kurtis SanheimSean Fitzpatrick
- Alain GoulemMurray Fletcher
- Terry LawrenceChris Hayden
- Paul CœurCharles Adair
- Gregory HladyGregory Aloysha
- Cas AnvarKhamal Rashid
- Norman EdgeFletcher Sr.
- Pierre RivardMario Béliveau
