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The Trouble with Spies

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The Trouble with Spies

The most bumbling secret agent ever to hold a gun.

4.2

1h 31m

1987

“The most bumbling secret agent ever to hold a gun.”

Synopsis

George Trent, a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter settles into a small hotel with several busybody guests. He probes them for information about Trent, their former neighbor. Meanwhile, the spy survives several attempts on his life as he attempts to solve the mystery.

Director

Burt Kennedy

ComedyAdventureAction

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Cast & Crew

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

as Appleton Porter

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

as Harry Lewis

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

as Mrs. Arkwright

Lucy Gutteridge

Lucy Gutteridge

as Mona

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

as Jason Locke

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

as Angus

Jenny Tomasin

Jenny Tomasin

Suzanne Danielle

Suzanne Danielle

Fima Noveck

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