"The Company" (2007)TV mini-series

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers:

Robert Littell (book)
Ken Nolan (teleplay)

Release Date:

5 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller

Plot:

A mini-series that traces CIA activities over a 40-year period, from the beginning of the Cold War through the demise of the Soviet Union.

Plot Keywords:

Traitor | Back Stabbing | Revolution | Professor | Government Agent

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Chris O'Donnell	...	Jack McCauliffe
Alfred Molina	...	Harvey Torriti / The Sorcerer
Michael Keaton	...	James Angleton
Ted Atherton	...	Frank Wisner
Alessandro Nivola	...	Leo Kritzky
Rory Cochrane	...	Yevgeny Tsipin
Tom Hollander	...	Adrian Philby
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Starik Zhilov
Erika Marozsán	...	Azalia Ivanova
Natascha McElhone	...	Elizabet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derek Aasland	...	LSD Scientist
Hayley Andoff	...	Erika Kritzky
James Arnold	...	CIA Surveillence officer
Szilvia Baranyai	...	Female Sumo Wrestler
Zoltán Berzsenyi	...	Nikita Khruschev
Richard Blackburn	...	Senator J. William Fulbright
JB Blanc	...	Manuel Piniero
Stephen Bogaert	...	Elliott Ebbitt III
Kristin Booth	...	Adelle Sweet Kritsky
Raoul Bova	...	Roberto Escalona
Annamaria Bucsi	...	Woman Informant In Church
Simon Callow	...	Elihu
Gergo Danka	...	Zoltan
Lynne Deragon	...	Female Cutout
Fernanda Dorogi	...	Agrippina
Kriszta Dorogi	...	Serafima
Martin Doyle	...	Dick Bissell
Craig Eldridge	...	Coach Waltz
Ferenc Elek	...	ÁVH Interrogator
Péter Fancsikai	...	Russian Soldier
Barry Flatman	...	Phillip Sweet
Ramón Franco	...	Arturo Padron
Ingrit Gabriel	...	Pianist / German Singer
Nadia Glus	...	Starik's niece
Constantine Gregory	...	Oskar Ugor-Molody
Kirstin Hinton	...	Tessa
Ilona Kassai	...	Ancient Woman
Judah Katz	...	FBI Agent
Péter Kertész	...	ÁVH General
László Keszég	...	Russian Immigration Bureaucrat
László Konter	...	Yevgeny's Father
Peter Krekits	...	Young Budapest Man in Crowd
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Lili
Martha Lindquist	...	CIA Agent
Matt Lindquist
Peter Linka	...	CIA
Joe Lisi
Phillip MacKenzie	...	CIA doctor
Pál Makrai	...	Lone Man On Bench
Misel Maticevic	...	Arpad Zelk
Catherine McNally	...	Le médecin de la CIA
Damon T. Miller	...	American Sailor
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Vanka Borisov
Paul Mota	...	CIA Detective
Gábor Nagypál	...	CIA Associate, Berlin
Rahnuma Panthaky	...	Tessa
Zoltan Papp	...	AVH Captain
Billy Parrott	...	CIA tech
Dan Petronijevic	...	Young CIA Officer
John Rado	...	KGB Clerk
Richard Rifkin	...	Dr. Sydney
Péter Rudolf	...	Fallen Angel
Chuck Shamata	...	Johnny Rossolli
Anna Silk	...	Stella Bledsoe
Oliver Simor	...	Agent
Cedric Smith	...	Allen Dulles
Endre Szilvasi	...	KGB Agent
Sándor Szûcs	...	AVH Man with Photos
Levente Törköly	...	Constantine Vishnevsky
Angelo Tucci	...	CIA operative
Mike Turner	...	Manny Ebbitt
Attila Varadi	...	Arpad's Friend
Ferenc Vizes	...	KGB Soldier
Berndt Von Bömches	...	Prof. Ernst Loffler
Aljona Yakimenko	...	Starik's Niece #1
Anna Yakovleva	...	Starik's Niece #2
Scott Alexander Young	...	Sergei Kukushkin
Victor A. Young	...	William Webster, DCI
Balázs Zsiga	...	KGB Agent

Runtime:

USA:360 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Añasco, Puerto Rico

Company:

Turner Network Television (TNT)

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the film, Operation ABLE ARCHER takes place in 1987...it really occurred in 1983.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV)

superb movie

As a lover of history and good cinema, this movie was most enjoyable. I am not knowledgeable enough to speak about the historical accuracy of the entire work; however, I know that it is based on historical fact.

I'm totally fascinated by the history of the CIA; especially in the time period covered in this film. I greatly admire the vast majority of the members of the CIA with whom I have read books, articles, and seen movies portraying their life.

As far as the enjoyment level of this as a film, I am very pleased with the balance of history, information, substance, action, military footage, personal life info, etc. WELL DONE! I would love to see this series added to as time goes on (though I realize that is not likely). I'm not familiar with the original book nor the author; however, I will immediately investigate both.