Covert Action | |
Director: | Romolo Guerrieri |
Starring: | David Janssen Arthur Kennedy Corinne Cléry |
Producer: | Mihalis Lefakis |
Cinematography: | Erico Menczer |
Music: | Stelvio Cipriani |
Editing: | Antonio Siciliano |
Runtime: | 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 starring the American actor David Janssen.
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]
A former CIA agent decides to write about his CIA career that leads him into danger.
The original female lead Catherine Bach dropped out and was replaced with Corinne Cléry. Due to a then new Italian ordinance that prohibited the firing of firearms in Italian movies, gunfire scenes were filmed in Greece.[3]