The Real Spies Among Friends
2022 · Movie · 46 min · ★ 8.0
This documentary exposes the true story behind the drama series A Spy Among Friends, which examines intelligence officer Kim Philby and his fellow Cambridge traitors, revealing the worst spy ring in history.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-12-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 46 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (1 votes)
Themes
- spy
- cold war
- cambridge
- british spy
- kim philby
Cast & crew
Roger Allam
as self (narrator)
Annie Machon
as Self - Former MI5 intelligence officer
Ben Macintyre
as Self - Author of A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
- DF
Dr. Helen Fry
as Self - British Intelligence historian
- DG
Dita Gjuraj
as Self
Tom Bower
as Self
- RP
Roland Philipps
as Self - Author of 'A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean'
- JO
James P. Olsen
as Self - Former Chief of Counterintelligence at the CIA
- MC
Miranda Carter
as Self - Author of 'Anthony Blunt: His Lives'
- ML
Mikhail Petrovich Lyubimov
as Self - Former KGB colonel
Directed by Nick Tanner