Double Agent (1987 film)

Double Agent
GenreAdventure
Biography
Drama
Family
Western
Written byHoward Friedlander
Ken Peragine
Craig W. Van Sickle
Steven Long Mitchell
Directed byMichael Vejar
StarringMichael McKean
Susan Walden
Christopher Burton
Judith Jones
Lloyd Bochner
Music byAlf Clausen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMark H. Ovitz
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
EditorDennis Virkler
Running time88 minutes
Production companiesMark H. Ovitz Productions
Walt Disney Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 29, 1987 (1987-03-29)
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Double Agent is a made for TV film from Walt Disney Television directed by Michael Vejar.[1] It starred Michael McKean, Susan Walden, Christopher Burton, Judith Jones, and Lloyd Bochner. Additional cast included Del Zamora, John Putch, Alexa Hamilton, Jane A. Johnston, Lois January, Saveli Kramarov, Allan Kolman, and Big John Studd.[2][3][4] Double Agent was first telecast on ABC March 29, 1987, on The Disney Sunday Movie series.[5][6]

The plot revolves around ”two brothers, one is a kind of James Bond, a secret agent with an infallible aim, an irresistible womanizer, the other, his twin, a quiet family man, (theoretically) unprepared to face dangers.”[7]

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  5. ^ Thomas, Kevin (1987-03-29). "Independence (NBC Sunday at 9 p.m.), a..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
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  7. ^ MYmovies.it. "Doppio agente". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-22.