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2001 film directed by Tony Scott

Film · TMDB

6.9

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.

Released: 2001-11-18126 minDir: Tony ScottAction, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $115MBox office: $143M

Cast

  • Robert Redford as Nathan Muir
  • Brad Pitt as Tom Bishop
  • Catherine McCormack as Elizabeth Hadley
  • Stephen Dillane as Charles Harker
  • Larry Bryggman as Troy Folger
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Gladys Jennip

Themes

  • vietnam war
  • palestinian-israeli conflict
  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • china
  • espionage
  • spy
  • cold war
  • flashback
  • terrorism

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

177,019 votes

Year
2001
Runtime
126 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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Key facts

Directed by
Tony Scott
Screenplay by
Michael Frost Beckner David Arata
Story by
Michael Frost Beckner
Produced by
Douglas Wick Marc Abraham
Starring
Robert Redford Brad Pitt Catherine McCormack Stephen Dillane Larry Bryggman
Cinematography
Dan Mindel
Edited by
Christian Wagner
Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Production companies
Beacon Pictures Red Wagon
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (Overseas) , Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom), Toho-Towa (Japan), Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release dates
November 21, 2001 ( 2001-11-21 ) (U.S.) November 23, 2001 ( 2001-11-23 ) (UK) December 15, 2001 ( 2001-12-15 ) (Japan) January 9, 2002 ( 2002-01-09 ) (France) March 14, 2002 ( 2002-03-14 ) (Germany)
Running time
126 minutes
Countries
United States France United Kingdom Germany Japan
Language
English
Budget
$115 million
Box office
$143 million

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Encyclopedic overview

Spy Game is a 2001 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt as CIA operatives during the last days of the Cold War. It was released in the United States on November 21, 2001, and grossed $143 million on a $115 million budget. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Plot

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