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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Christopher PlummerJohn Watkins
Marina OrsiniDiane Fletcher
Ted WhittallRobert Madison
Shaun JohnstonDavid Present
Kurtis SanheimSean Fitzpatrick
Alain GoulemMurray Fletcher
Terry LawrenceChris Hayden
Paul CœurCharles Adair
Gregory HladyGregory Aloysha
Cas AnvarKhamal Rashid
Pierre RivardMario BéliveauExplore the crew
- Director
- Michel Poulette
- Director of Photography
- Allen Smith
- Writer
- Ian Adams
- Writer
- Riley Adams
- Original Music Composer
- Jean-Marie Benoît