Covert Action

1978 · 100 min · Crime, ActionR

Janssen plays an ex-CIA agent who has become an author, writing both non-fiction exposes (Phillip Agee was in the news at this time) and fiction spy novels. The CIA is on his case, in the person of Arthur Kennedy, CIA chief in Athens, where Janssen is staying. Janssen is pursuing a case that interests him, while dodging the traps set for him by Kennedy and trying to help Maurizio Merli, a former colleague with personal problems.

Director: Romolo Guerrieri
Writers: Vittorio Schiraldi, Romolo Guerrieri, Mino Roli, Nico Ducci
Released: March 3, 1978
Language: Italian

Cast

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

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