Spy Game
A retiring CIA case officer must race against a 24‑hour deadline to rescue his rogue asset from a Chinese prison, risking the collapse of a historic US‑China trade deal and his own freedom in the process.
“It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.”
Synopsis
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent discovers that his former protégé has been arrested in China and is set to be executed the following morning in Beijing. He also learns that the CIA is contemplating allowing the execution to proceed in order to avoid an international scandal.
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A crew of 78+ credited
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Edited by Christian WagnerShot by Dan MindelScored by Harry Gregson WilliamsDesigned by Norris Spencer
Box Office
2001 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$143.0M
US & Canada: $62.4M — 44% of worldwide · International: $80.7M (56%)
Opening weekend: $8.9M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $8.9M — 14% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,770 theaters
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Also known as
- Spy Game - Der finale Countdownde
- Spy Game : Jeu d'espionsfr
- Spy Game, jeux d'espionsfr
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Cast & Crew
78 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert Redford
as Nathan Muir
Brad Pitt
as Tom Bishop
Catherine Mccormack
as Elizabeth Hadley
Stephen Dillane
as Charles Harker
Larry Bryggman
as Troy Folger
Marianne Jean Baptiste
as Gladys Jennip
Matthew Marsh
as Dr. Byars
Todd Boyce
as Robert Aiken
Michael Paul Chan
as Vincent Vy Ngo
Garrick Hagon
as Cy Wilson
Andrew Grainger
as Andrew Unger
Bill Buell
as Fred Kappler
Supporting cast
55Colin Stinton
as Henry Pollard
Ted Maynard
as CIA Administrator
Tom Hodgkins
as CIA Lobby Guard
Rufus Wright
as Folger's Secretary
Demetri Goritsas
as Billy Hyland
Quinn Collins
as OPS Center Security Officer
Sam Scudder
as Back Bencher
Yann Johnson
as CIA Back Bencher
Pat Mcgrath
as Cleaner
Shane Rimmer
as Estate Agent
David Hemmings
as Harry Duncan
James Aubrey
as Mitch Alford
In Sook Chappell
as Receptionist
Benedict Wong
as Tran
Ken Leung
as Li
Adrian Pang
as Jiang
Ho Yi
as Prison Warden
David Y Cheung
as Down's Prisoner
Tony Xu
as Interrogator
Mark Sung
as Ambulance Driver
David K S Tse
as Prison Doctor
Logan Wong
as Prison Guard
Hon Ping Tang
as Prison Guard
Dan Tse
as Warden's Lieutenant
Vincent Wang
as Outer Gate Guard
Stuart Milligan
as Captain
Joseph Chanet
as VC General
Eddie Yeoh
as General Hun Chea
Freddie Joe Farnsworth
as Radioman
Joerg Stadler
as Schmidt
Zsolt Zagoni
as West German Businessman
Balazs Tardy
as VOPO No. 1
Pal Oberfrank
as VOPO No. 2
Geza Schramek
as East German Refugee
Imre Csuja
as Bar Owner
Melinda Volgyi
as Bar Owner's Wife
Karoly Rekasi
as East German Border Guard
Kimberly Tufo
as Sandy
Iain Smith
as Ambassador Cathcart
Gregory Groth
as CIA Training Instructor
Peter Linka
as CIA Polygraph
Omid Djalili
as Doumet
Amidou
as Sheik's Doctor
Nabil Massad
as Sheik Salameh
Mohamed Picasso
as Colonel Ajami
Aziz Ait Essahmi
as Checkpoint Guard
Moustapha Moulay
as Arab Businessman
Mohamed Quatib
as Motorcyclist/Decoy Man
Farid Regragui
as Suicide Van Driver
Dale Dye
as Commander Wiley
Tim Briggs
as Heli Pilot
Frank Nall
as CNN Reporter
Ian Porter
as US-China Reporter
Charlotte Rampling
as Anne Cathcart
Philip Harvey
as Lift CIA Agent (uncredited)
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