Agent of Influence 2002
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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.
- Released: 2002-06-30
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Genre: Thriller
- Stars: Christopher Plummer, Marina Orsini, Ted Whittall, Shaun Johnston, Kurtis Sanheim
- Director: Michel Poulette, Riley Adams, Ian Adams, Allen Smith
