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Name: Covert Action | Sassyflix
Director: Romolo Guerrieri
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 1978-03-03
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: David Janssen, Arthur Kennedy, Maurizio Merli, Corinne Cléry, Ivan Rassimov

1978 · 1h 40m · R · Action / Crime · IMDB TMDB

In this espionage drama, set in Greece, a former CIA agent (David Janssen) is being stalked by his former employers, led by Arthur Kennedy,after he writes a book about his life.

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Details & Specs

Director: Romolo Guerrieri
Writers: Vittorio Schiraldi, Romolo Guerrieri, Mino Roli, Nico Ducci
Release: 1978
Runtime: 1h 40m
Country: Italy
Language: Italian, English
Genres: Action, Crime

Synopsis

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.