Agent of Influence [255419] Released: 2002-06-30 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 98 mins Popularity: 0.7441 Vote Average: 7 Vote Count: 4 Overview: This story of espionage and counter-espionage is based on the novel by Ian Adams. Suspicious circumstances surrounded the mysterious death of a Canadian diplomat. At the height of The Cold War in October 1964, John Watkins, Canada's former ambassador to Moscow and a close friend of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, is kidnapped and held in a hotel for questioning by the RCMP at the urging of the CIA. Several days into the interrogation he died. The official obituary claimed that he suffered a heart attack in the company of friends during a farewell supper celebrating his illustrious career. Cast [24] Christopher PlummerJohn Watkins Marina OrsiniDiane Fletcher Ted WhittallRobert Madison Shaun JohnstonDavid Present Kurtis SanheimSean Fitzpatrick Alain GoulemMurray Fletcher Terry LawrenceChris Hayden Paul CœurCharles Adair Gregory HladyGregory Aloysha Cas AnvarKhamal Rashid Norman EdgeFletcher Sr. Pierre RivardMario Béliveau Al HoltCharles Blackbur Doug MacLeodJames Jesus Angl John Dunn-HillAndrei Gromyko Noel BurtonCharles Bohen Mark CamachoSteve Lamboise Lorne BrassCIA Agent in Fra Lori RavensborgCoroner's Assist France ArbourGypsy Matriarch Ari SnyderOld Gypsy Patria Adrian BurhopYoung Gypsy Man Bonfield MarcouxFront Desk Clerk Serge ChristianssensNewspaper Man Trailers