Basic Info
Release: March 03, 1978
Runtime: 100 min
Status: Released
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Covert Action Trailer (YouTube)
Covert Action
1978
100 min
Overview
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.
Genres
Crime
Action
Production Countries
- Italy
Spoken Languages
- Italian it
- English en
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Cast
David Janssen
Lester Horton
Arthur Kennedy
CIA Chief of Station, Athens
Maurizio Merli
John Florio
Corinne Cléry
Anne Florio
Ivan Rassimov
The Silent
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Grant
Philippe Leroy
Greek Inspector
Crew
Romolo Guerrieri
Director
Giuseppe Tortorella
Executive Producer
Romolo Guerrieri
Screenplay
Gianbattista Milesi
Producer
Enzo Silvestri
Executive Producer
Mino Roli
Screenplay
Vittorio Schiraldi
Screenplay
Nico Ducci
Screenplay
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