REILLY:ACE OF SPIES

Details

• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Reilly; Ace of Spies; ; The Amazing True Story Of The World's First International Super Spy; ; As the turn of the 20th century, one remarkable man single-handedly tried to alter the course of history. ; This Russian-born British agent radically transformed modern espionage techniques and set the mold for the super spy. ; ; 'Reilly: Ace Of Spies' is the thrilling, suspenseful dramatization of the real-life adventures of Sidney Reilly, the inspiration behind Ian Fleming's James Bond. Shot in glorious period detail, one heart-pulsing mission after another captures the arc of Reilly's brilliant career. From stealing top-secret Russian oil information to his final capture by Stalin's forces in 1918. Reilly's exploits are at times so daring, it's hard to believe they are history and not fiction.
• Cast: Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell, David Burke, Kenneth Cranham, Leo McKern, Jeananne Crowley, Donald Morley, John Castle, Celia Gregory, Brian Protheroe, Joanne Whalley, Clive Merrison, Laura Davenport, Michael Aldridge, Victoria Harwood, Anthony Higgins, Sebastian Shaw, Tusse Silberg, Jan Chappell, Peter Howell, Clifford Rose, Warren Clarke, Jonathan Adams, Richard Albrecht, Jude Alderson, Michael Angelis, Rene Auberjonois, Frank Baker, Frances Barber, David Belcher, Nigel Bennett, Philip Bird, Timothy Block, John Bluthal, Richard Borthwick, Alan Bowerman, Niven Boyd, Mark Brackenbury, Shevaun Briars, Kenteas Brine, Paul Brooke, Anthony Brown, Michael Bryant, Nick Burnell, Kathleen Byron, Joan Campion, Heather Canning, Jacqui Chan, Anthony Chinn, Ian Cinderby, Sara Clee, Forbes Collins, Norman Comer, Paul Cooper, Michele Copsey, James Coyle, Dennis Creaghan, Richard Cubison, Joel Cutrara, Eleanor David, Meg Davies, Guy Deghy, Mischa De La Motte, Arnold Diamond, Steve Dixon, Christopher Douglas, Alan Downer, Lindsay Duncan, Jim Dunk, Judy Elrington, Benjamin Feitelson, Hugh Fraser, Rupert Frazer, Stephen Frost, Bernard Gallagher, Robert Gary, Bill Gavin, Nicholas Gecks, Peter Godfrey, John Gould, Virginia Greig, Prentis Hancock, Diana Hardcastle, John Hart Dyke, Jerry Harte, David Hayman, Roy Heather, Janet Henfrey, Rob Heyland, Andy Ho, Denis Holmes, Roger Hume, Paul Humpoletz, Caroline Hutchison, Paul Imbusch, Richard Ireson, Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard, Robin Bruce Lockhart, Linda Agran, Peter Jessop, Edward Marnier, Harry Rabinowitz
• Director: Martin Campbell
• Runtime: 10:30
• Company: A&E
• Media Format: Series