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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Boorman |
| Stars: |
Pierce Brosnan |
| Actors: |
David Hayman |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Spies · Politics · British · Black Comedy · Conspiracy Theories · Theatrical Release · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
043396063952 |
| Release Date: |
2001 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 49min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 49min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (September 11, 2001)
UPC: 043396063952 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 49min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (September 11, 2001)
UPC: 043396057166 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Andrew Davies |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/12/2001, p.146, Peter Travers): "...A hypnotic film that stays resonantly humane even as Boorman skewers British and American diplomacy with martini-dry wit..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Pierce Brosnan stars as the anti-Bond in maverick director John Boorman's adaptation of legendary spy novelist John le Carre's seamy tour of post-Noriega Panama. A British intelligence agent whose taste for gambling and other men's wives has put him on the wrong side of his bosses at MI6, Andy Osnard (Brosnan) is posted to the backwater of Panama to atone for his sins. To that end, he recruits upscale tailor Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), leveraging the man's financial problems and questionable past to gain access to information about the activities of his elite clientele. Meanwhile, Osnard remains true to form, recruiting the personal services of lovely embassy official Francesca (Catherine McCormack), and attempting the same with Harry's wife, Louisa (Jamie Lee Curtis). When Harry's best friend Micki (Brendan Gleeson), a former member of the anti-Noriega underground, now a broken man, begins blustering about politics in front of Osnard, both of these con men begin to see him as the solution to their pro... |
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