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Agency is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by George Kaczender released in USA on 1 august 1981 with Robert Mitchum
Agency (1980)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 august 1981
Length 1h34
Directed by George Kaczender
OriginCanada
Themes Political films
Rating48%
The Agency (known as Mind Games on video) is a 1980 Canadian dramatic/thriller film. It was directed by George Kaczender, with a screenplay by Noel Hynd.
Based on a novel by Paul Gottlieb, it is a political thriller involving advertising copywriter Philip Morgan (Lee Majors) who discovers the agency he works for, run by Ted Quinn (Robert Mitchum), is using subliminal advertising to manipulate a presidential election. It features appearances by Canadian actors Saul Rubinek as an audio technician (earning a "Best Supporting Actor" Genie nomination), Jonathan Welsh as a police detective, and familiar supporting players Michael Kirby and Gary Reineke as hitmen.
The film was shot on locations in Montréal and rural Québec.
Synopsis
Un mystérieux millionnaire achète une agence de publicité et commence à remplacer ses employés par ses propres personnes, qui ne semblent pas du tout être des types de publicité ...Actors
Robert Mitchum
(Ted Quinn .)
Lee Majors
(Philip Morgan)
Saul Rubinek
(Sam Goldstein)
Valerie Perrine
(Brenda Wilcox)
Alexandra Stewart
(Mimi Oliveri)
Gary Reineke
(Jones (Second Hitman))
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