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The Operative (2000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2000 · 98 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert Lee
- Starring
- Rachel Hayward, Brian Bosworth, Christopher Shyer, Teryl Rothery, John Tench, John B. Lowe
After eleven years in a Soviet labor camp, ex‑CIA operative Alec Carville returns to Boston, to be blackmailed by the Russian mafia, which holds incriminating material on him. They order him to steal a painting, using his striking resemblance to the millionaire owner, Grady. When Carville and Grady meet in the bank, the planned heist erupts into chaos.
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