Covert Action (film)

Covert Action
Covert Action
	Original movie poster
Directed by	Romolo Guerrieri
Written by	Nico Ducci; Romolo Guerrieri; Mino Roli; Vittorio Schiraldi
Produced by	Mihalis Lefakis
Starring	David Janssen; Arthur Kennedy ; Corinne Cléry
Cinematography	Erico Menczer
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani
Release date	1978;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Italy; Greece

Covert Action (originally released as Sono Stato un Agente C.I.A.) is a 1978 Italian/Greek co-production Eurospy film starring the American actor David Janssen.

The plot was based on the experiences of former CIA agent Philip Agee^[1] who initiated a lawsuit with the producers over his fees and expenses.^[2]

Plot

A former CIA agent decides to write about his CIA career that leads him into danger.

Production

The original female lead Catherine Bach dropped out and was replaced with Corinne Cléry. Due to a then new Italian ordinance that prohibited the firing of firearms in Italian movies, gunfire scenes were filmed in Greece.^[3]

Cast

David Janssen ... Lester Horton
Arthur Kennedy ... CIA Chief Maxwell of Station, Athens
Maurizio Merli ... Joe Florio
Corinne Cléry ... Anne Florio
Philippe Leroy ... Greek Inspector
Ivan Rassimov ... The Silent
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ... Grant

References

^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Agee, Philip On the Run L. Stuart, 1987
^ "The David Janssen Archive". The David Janssen Archive. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

External links

Covert Action at IMDb

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[1] [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Agee, Philip On the Run L. Stuart, 1987

[3] "The David Janssen Archive". The David Janssen Archive. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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