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| The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. | |
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| Filming Locations: 49-51 Chambers Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more) Trivia: Joe Pesci appears in one scene as a Mafia boss ("Joseph Palmi") whom, it is implied in the film, is a fictionalized version of Sam Giancana (in one scene it is mentioned that Castro has seized "three of [Palmi's] casinos and thrown him out of [Cuba]", and, in fact, Castro did "nationalize" several Giancana-controlled casinos) whom the CIA recruited for several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro. (more) Goofs: Anachronisms: When the Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin character first contacts Wilson's office in 1953 (film insert), one of the agents claims "man is senior officer KGB...", but the KGB was founded in March 1954 (former MVD, MGB, GPU). (more) Quotes: [first lines] Miriam: You are safe here with me. (more) Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations (more) Movie Connections: Featured in "HBO First Look: The Good Shepherd (#13.22)" (2006) (more) |
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