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Covert Action (1978)

Covert Action

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1h 35m

Action, Crime, Thriller

March 3rd, 1978

5.6/10

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Janssen plays an ex-CIA agent who has become an author, writing both non-fiction exposes (Phillip Agee was in the news at this time) and fiction spy novels. The CIA is on his case, in the person of Arthur Kennedy, CIA chief in Athens, where Janssen is staying. Janssen is pursuing a case that interests him, while dodging the traps set for him by Kennedy and trying to help Maurizio Merli, a former colleague with personal problems.

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Cast

David Janssen
Lester Horton
Corinne Cléry
Anna Florio
Maurizio Merli
John Florio
Ivan Rassimov
Maxwell's Man
Carla Romanelli
Aliki
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Grant
Faidon Georgitsis
Yorgos Cristopoulos
Dimitris Ioakeimidis
Mehmet
Tom Felleghy
Dr. Ioannidis
Alberto Martelli
Full cast & crew

Directors

Romolo Guerrieri
Full cast & crew

Producers

Mihalis Lefakis
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Crowther
screenplay
Nico Ducci
screenplay
Romolo Guerrieri
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Keywords

acronym in title
poliziottesco
shooting
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Italy
Greece

Languages

Italian

Release Dates

March 3rd, 1978 (Italy)
March 3rd, 1978 (Italy) theatrical
June 1st, 1980 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Sono stato un agente C.I.A. (original title)
Covert Action (Australia)
Spy Kill (Canada) (English title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Greece
Greece
Pireus Harbour, Greece

Running Times

95 min ((USA))
100 min (Greece)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Greka Film
Mires Cinematografica

Distribution Companies

Vestron Video International (Australia) (as 'Covert Action')
Lettuce Entertain You (Canada) (as "Spy Kill")
Video Medien Pool (VMP) GmbH (Germany)
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