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With Christopher Plummer, Marina Orsini, Ted Whittall, Shaun Johnston. From Ian Adams' book of the same name, "Agent of Influence" is based on a real story of the intrigue surrounding the mysterious death of one of Canada's most accomplished foreign diplomats, John Watkins.
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- Crime, Drama
- Michel Poulette
- 2002-06
"Agent of Influence" from 2002 is the disturbing true story of the CIA's framing of the Canadian Ambassador to the USSR (Christopher Plummer) by exposing him as a Russian agent. In so doing, they want to force him to implicate the Prime Minister at the time, Pearson. It stars Christopher Plummer, Marina Orsini, Ted Whittall, and Shaun Johnson.
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.
Currently you are able to watch "Agent of Influence" streaming on The Roku Channel, Freevee for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube. It is also possible to rent "Agent of Influence" on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV online.
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- 2002
- John Watkins; Diane Fletcher; Robert Madison
- Michel Poulette
Agent of Influence (2002) directed by Michel Poulette • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 2002. Directed by Michel Poulette. 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.
- Michel Poulette
- Agent Productions, Alliance Atlantis
Available on FilmRise, Prime Video, iTunes, Amazon Freevee. From Ian Adams' book of the same name, "Agent of Influence" is based on a real story of the intrigue surrounding the mysterious death of one of Canada's most accomplished foreign diplomats, John Watkins. Drama 2002 1 hr 35 min.
Drama. Download or stream Agent Of Influence (2002) with Christopher Plummer, Shaun Johnston, Michael Poulette for free on hoopla. From Ian Adams' book of the same name, "Agent of Influence" is based on a real story of the intrigue | hoopladigital.com.
