A Spy Among Friends

6.5IMDb Score
Released:2022-12-08
Genre:War & Politics, Drama
Duration: min
Country:United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:
Actors:Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Stephen Kunken, Adrian Edmondson
Production:ITV Studios, Sony Pictures Television, FLW Productions, Ginger Biscuit Entertainment

Overview:

Follow the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby, through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.

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