Covert Action (film)

Covert Action
Original movie poster
Directed by	Romolo Guerrieri
Produced by	Mihalis Lefakis
Written by	Nico Ducci Romolo Guerrieri Mino Roli Vittorio Schiraldi
Starring	David Janssen Arthur Kennedy Corinne Clery
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani
Cinematography	Erico Menczer
Release date(s)	1978 (1978)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy Greece

Covert Action (originally released as Sono Stato un Agente C.I.A.) is a 1978 Italian/Greek co-production Eurospy film. 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 his about his CIA career that leads him into danger.

Production

The original female lead Catherine Bach dropped out and was replaced with Corinne Clery. 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 of Station, Athens
• Maurizio Merli ... John Florio
• Corinne Clery ... Anne Florio
• Philippe Leroy ... Greek Inspector
• Ivan Rassimov ... The Silent
• Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ... Grant

Notes

1. ^ http://www.blythe.org/nytransfer-subs/Media/Say_Whatever_You_Like
2. ^ Agee, Philip On the Run L. Stuart, 1987
3. ^ http://www.davidjanssen.net/chron17.htm

External links

• Covert Action (film) at the Internet Movie Database