Agent of Influence

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.

Genre: Thriller

Actor: Christopher Plummer , Marina Orsini , Ted Whittall , Shaun Johnston , Kurtis Sanheim , Alain Goulem

Director: Michel Poulette

Country: Canada

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Duration: 1h 38m

Release: 2002

IMDb: 7.0/10

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