Philby, Burgess and Maclean ( Philby, Burgess & Maclean )

Philby, Burgess and Maclean (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Alternate Title: Philby, Burgess & Maclean
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Gordon Flemyng

Written By:
Ian Curteis

Actors:
Anthony Bate ..... Kim Philby
Derek Jacobi ..... Guy Burgess
Michael Culver ..... Donald Maclean
Bernard Archard ..... Graves
Barrie Cookson ..... Helenus Milmo
Oliver Ford Davies ..... Patterson
Ingrid Hafner ..... Aileen Philby
Richard Hampton ..... Major Sansom
Patrick Holt ..... Peterson
Robin Hooper ..... Reed
Richard Hurndall ..... Sir Stewart Menzies
Anthony Langdon ..... Volkov
Arthur Lowe ..... Herbert Morrison
David Markham ..... Skardon
Hugh Morton ..... Marcus Lipton
Elizabeth Seal ..... Melinda Maclean
Tony Sibbald ..... Reporter
Philip Stone ..... Farquesson
Peter Vaughan ..... Philby's Control

Synopsis:

In the late 1940s, British intelligence believes they have a Russian spy in their midst. They narrow the list to 5 or so individuals one of whom is Donald Maclean, who was assigned to the British Embassy in Washington and had full access to US atomic secrets. As they slowly build their case against Maclean, they assign Kim Philby to Washington as the senior liaison officer to the CIA. He is soon joined there by an old friend, Guy Burgess. When Philby gets wind that Maclean is about to be arrested, he dispatches Burgess to warn him and both defect to the Soviet Union. Philby is thoroughly investigated and while there is a general consensus that he too is a Russian spy, there is no concrete proof and, publicly at least, is cleared. Eight years later, in 1963, Philby also defects to the Soviet Union and it is revealed that he has been a KGB Colonel for over twenty years. Based on actual events.

Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 22 March, 2015.