THE OPERATIVE (2000)

MORGAN'S RATING

A chameleon-like master of disguise, Alex Carville was the ultimate CIA iceman throughout the Cold War. Locked in a KGB prison camp for years, he was dismissed by his former employers. Now, he has been freed by an old enemy who is intent on using him to acquire a formula for unlimited power.

Brian Bosworth (Alec Carville / Felix Grady), John Tench (Norvid), Rachel Hayward (Sonya Orlova), Jerry Wasserman (Urquhart), Teryl Rothery (Vicky), Bob Dawson (Basil Bellanin), Jenny Clark (Sharon), Taras Kostyuk (Iashin), John B. Lowe (Detective Delaney), Christopher Shyer (Albright), Gordon May (Kitover), Robert Saunders (Schroeder), Bruce Pinard (Bank Security Guard), Dan Rae (Administrator), Jason Marshall (Uniformed Police Officer), Jacqui Kaese (News Anchor), Ivana Siska (Pretty Intern), Vanessa Paris (Female Agent), Bobby Magee (Detective Penny), Rob Duncan (Police Officer).

THE MOST POWERFUL ENEMY ALWAYS COMES FROM WITHIN.

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: February 20th, 2001 (USA) (DVD PREMIERE)

DIRECTOR: Robert Lee (The Silencer). WRITER: Paul A. Birkett. PRODUCERS: John A. Curtis and Evan Tylor. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Melanie Kilgour. CO-PRODUCER: Jamie Brown.  EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gary Howsam. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter Allen. DISTRIBUTOR: Studio Home Entertainment

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Trying desperately to revive long-irrelevant Cold War motifs, The Operative stumbles along as a second-rate display of poor acting, awful one-liners and bad hair cuts." -- Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide