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Spy Game

Spy Game

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On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.

November 18, 2001 · Directed by Tony Scott

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Runtime2h 6m
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Feels like1h 45m
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Cast & crew

Robert Redford
Nathan Muir
Brad Pitt
Tom Bishop
Catherine McCormack
Elizabeth Hadley
Stephen Dillane
Charles Harker
Larry Bryggman
Troy Folger
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Gladys Jennip
Matthew Marsh
Dr. Byars
Todd Boyce
Robert Aiken
Michael Paul Chan
Vincent Vy Ngo
Garrick Hagon
Cy Wilson
Andrew Grainger
Andrew Unger
Bill Buell
Fred Kappler

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