Spy Game (2001)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers (WGA):

Michael Frost Beckner (story)
Michael Frost Beckner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.

Plot:

Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | China | Retirement | Prison | Rescue

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Nathan D. Muir
Brad Pitt	...	Tom Bishop
Catherine McCormack	...	Elizabeth Hadley
Stephen Dillane	...	Charles Harker
Larry Bryggman	...	Troy Folger
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Gladys Jennip
Matthew Marsh	...	Dr. William Byars
Todd Boyce	...	Robert Aiken
Michael Paul Chan	...	Vincent Vy Ngo
Garrick Hagon	...	CIA Director Cy Wilson
Andrew Grainger	...	Andrew Unger
Bill Buell	...	Fred Kappler
Colin Stinton	...	Henry Pollard
Ted Maynard	...	CIA Administrator
Tom Hodgkins	...	CIA Lobby Guard
Rufus Wright	...	Folger's Secretary
Demetri Goritsas	...	Billy Hyland
Quinn Collins	...	OPS Center Security Officer
Sam Scudder	...	Back Bencher
Yann Johnson	...	CIA Back Bencher
Pat McGrath	...	Cleaner
Shane Rimmer	...	Estate Agent
David Hemmings	...	Harry Duncan
James Aubrey	...	Mitch Alford
In-Sook Chappell	...	Alford's Receptionist (as In Sook Chappell)
Benedict Wong	...	Tran
Ken Leung	...	Li
Adrian Pang	...	Jiang
Ho Yi	...	Prison Warden (as Ho-Yi)
David Cheung	...	Down's Prisoner (as David Y. Cheung)
Tony Xu	...	Interrogator
Mark Sung	...	Ambulance Driver
David K.S. Tse	...	Prison Doctor
Logan Wong	...	Prison Guard
Hon Ping Tang	...	Prison Guard
Daniel Tse	...	Warden's Lieutenant (as Dan Tse)
Vincent Wang	...	Outer Gate Guard
Stuart Milligan	...	Vietnam: Captain
Joseph Chanet	...	Vietnam: VC General
Eddie Yeoh	...	Vietnam: General Hun Chea
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	...	Vietnam: Radioman
Joerg Stadler	...	Frederick Schmidt - Berlin
Zsolt Zágoni	...	Berlin: West German Businessman
Balázs Tardy	...	Vopo #1 - Berlin
Pál Oberfrank	...	Berlin: Vopo #2
Géza Schramek	...	Berlin: East German Refugee
Imre Csuja	...	Berlin: Bar Owner
Melinda Völgyi	...	Berlin: Bar Owner's Wife
Károly Rékasi	...	Berlin: East German Border Guard
Kimberly Paige	...	Sandy - Berlin (as Kimberly Tufo)
Iain Smith	...	Berlin: Ambassador Cathcart
Charlotte Rampling	...	Berlin - Anne Cathcart
Gregory Groth	...	Berlin: CIA Training Instructor
Peter Linka	...	Berlin: CIA Polygraph
Omid Djalili	...	Beirut: Doumet
Amidou	...	Dr. Ahmed - Beirut
Nabil Massad	...	Beirut: Sheik Salameh
Mohamed Picasso	...	Colonel Ajami - Beirut
Aziz Ait Essahmi	...	Beirut: Checkpoint Guard
Moustapha Moulay	...	Beirut: Arab Businessman
Mohamed Quatib	...	Beirut: Motorcyclist / Decoy Man
Farid Regragui	...	Beirut: Suicide Van Driver
Dale Dye	...	Commander Wiley - Rescue Sequence
Tim Briggs	...	Rescue Sequence: Heli Pilot
Frank Nall	...	Reporters: CNN Reporter
Ian Porter	...	Reporters: US-China Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Boo Khoo	...	Chinese Prisoner (uncredited)
Anita Deutsch	...	A Girl (uncredited)
James Embree	...	Special Forces Team Member - Rescue Sequence (uncredited)
Philip Harvey	...	Lift CIA Agent (uncredited)
Tibor Kenderesi	...	Old Man in Window - Berlin (uncredited)
Tong Lung	...	Chinese Prison Guard (uncredited)
Andrea Osvárt	...	Muir's Cousin (uncredited)
Wil Röttgen	...	East German Refugee #2 - Berlin (uncredited)
Chuen Tsou	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Walker	...	Digger Gibson (uncredited)
Terrance Ottis Williams	...	Lloyds of London Office Guy (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Scott

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Frost Beckner		(story)
Michael Frost Beckner		(screenplay) and
David Arata		(screenplay)

Produced by
Marc Abraham	....	producer
Stephanie Antosca	....	producer: Washington DC
Armyan Bernstein	....	executive producer
Thomas A. Bliss	....	executive producer
James W. Skotchdopole	....	executive producer
Iain Smith	....	executive producer
Dénes Szekeres	....	line producer
Douglas Wick	....	producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Daniel Mindel		(director of photography) (as Dan Mindel)

Film Editing by
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Lucinda Syson
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Norris Spencer

Art Direction by
Kevin Phipps		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Jille Azis

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: Mr. Pitt (as Frida Aradóttir)
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup artist: Mr. Pitt (as Jean Black)
Graham Johnston	....	chief hair stylist
Graham Johnston	....	chief makeup artist
Gary Liddiard	....	makeup artist: Mr. Redford
Laura McIntosh	....	assistant makeup artist
Tena Parker	....	hair stylist: Mr. Redford (as Tena Parker-Liddiard)

Production Management
Lee Alliston	....	unit manager
John Bernard	....	production supervisor: Morocco
Sarah Bradshaw	....	production supervisor
Judi Bunn	....	production supervisor
Chen On Chu	....	production manager: HK
Simon Crook	....	unit manager: Israel
Steve Harvey	....	unit manager
Ian Hickinbotham	....	production supervisor
Cindy Irving	....	production manager: Morocco
Jim Rowe	....	production manager: Vancouver
James W. Skotchdopole	....	unit production manager: Morocco
Michael Solinger	....	post-production supervisor
Nancy Rae Stone	....	executive in charge of production
Maria Ungor	....	production supervisor: Budapest
Emoke Vagasi	....	unit manager
Lisa Rodgers	....	post production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ashley Bell	....	trainee assistant director
Tarik Ait Ben Ali	....	trainee assistant director
James Bitonti	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Ali Cherkaoui	....	key second assistant director: Morocco
William Dodds	....	third assistant director (as Will Dodds)
Gergely Fülöp	....	assistant director
Anya Gripari	....	third assistant director
Zsuzsa Gurban	....	assistant director: Budapest (as Zsuzsa Gurbán)
Ben Harrison	....	additional third assistant director: dailies
Ahmed Hatimi	....	first assistant director: Morocco
Zinedine Ibnou Jabal	....	second second assistant director: Morocco (as Zine-Eddine Ibnoujabal)
Tamar Ichilov	....	additional second second assistant director
Alex Kaye-Besley	....	additional third assistant director
David Klohn	....	key second assistant director: additional photography
Dénes Sajgál	....	assistant director
Adam Somner	....	second assistant director
Ian Stone	....	second second assistant director
Csilla Szigeti	....	second assistant director
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	first assistant director (as John Wildermuth)
Rob Burgess	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Szonja Jakovits	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Brian Aldridge	....	props
Ben Ansell	....	art department assistant
Alex Boswell	....	stand-by props
Guy Bradley	....	draughtsman
Robert Cowper	....	assistant art director
John Davey	....	hod painter
Derek Del Puppo	....	construction coordinator: Vancouver
Emma de Polnay	....	assistant set decorator
Stephen Dobric	....	art director: UK
Matthew Foster	....	props
Gary Freeman	....	art director: Budapest
Alan Gilmore	....	assistant art director
Carmila Gittens	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Glass	....	production illustrator
Tony Halton	....	stand-by art director (as Anthony Halton)
John C. Hill	....	art director: Useful Companies
John Hill	....	art director: Useful Companies
Patricia Johnson	....	draughtsman
Martin Kingsley	....	supervising props
József Kiss	....	construction manager
Carol Kupisz	....	graphic designer
James Lewis	....	set designer
Bill Lowe	....	painter's laborer
John Maher	....	construction manager
Meike Meng	....	graphics designer
Nick Milner	....	supervising propman
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Andy Nicholson	....	art director: Morocco
John O'Shaughnessy	....	production buyer
Wesley Peppiatt	....	props
Keith Pitt	....	props
Susann Roge	....	buyer
Nina Ruscio	....	production designer: Vancouver
Chris Seagers	....	production designer: Morocco
Anne Seibel	....	assistant set decorator
Bob Sherwood	....	supervising prop dresser
Jim Stanes	....	graphic artist
Keith Stevenson	....	set dresser
Tom Still	....	set designer
Mark Swain	....	junior draughtsman
Ty Teiger	....	property master
Béla Tollay	....	swing gang
Bradley Torbett	....	stand-by property master
Jason Torbett	....	stand-by property master
Lloyd Vincent	....	props
Peter Watson	....	props
Brian West	....	storeman
Helen Xenopoulos	....	set designer
Gabriel Higgins	....	property master: additional photography (uncredited)
Danny Rogers	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Kat Spencer	....	art department assistant: London (uncredited)

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	dialogue editor (as David Arnold)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
John Bateman	....	adr mixer
John Brady	....	boom operator
Tom Burns	....	sound re-recordist (as Tom Y. Burns)
William Butler	....	sound mixer: re-shoot
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Chris Corner	....	boom operator
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Teri E. Dorman	....	supervising dialogue editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Matthew P. Hanson	....	assistant sound editor (as Matt Hanson)
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound editor
Simon Kaye	....	production sound mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
James Likowski	....	foley editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Victoria Martin	....	supervising foley editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	supervising sound editor
George Nemzer	....	supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roy Seeger	....	assistant sound editor
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Gregg Silk	....	second engineer
Del Spiva	....	assistant sound editor
David Sutton	....	boom operator
David Sutton	....	sound maintenance
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Gary Wright	....	sound editor
Ulrika Akander	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Eric Maran	....	sound dailies: pick-ups (uncredited)
Martin Mitchell	....	boom operator: reshoot (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Oscar G. Castillo	....	technical director
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects senior technician
Attila Erczkovi	....	pyrotechnician
Raymond Ferguson	....	senior technician
Ron Hone	....	special effects senior technician
Matthew Horton	....	special effects technician
Gabor Kiszelly	....	special effects: Hungary
Charles Moran	....	demolition supervisor
Ferenc Ormos	....	special effects coordinator: Hungary
György Solymosi	....	special effects: Hungary
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects technician
Trevor Wood	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite
Blondel Aidoo	....	executive producer: Asylum
Ted Andre	....	visual effects compositor: Cinesite
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Oscar G. Castillo	....	technical director
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Elton Garcia	....	digital compositor
Jonathan Gerber	....	computer graphics artist: Cinesite
Michael S. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Michael Harbour)
Todd Hemsley	....	Inferno artist: yuco
Chris Holmes	....	digital compositor
Tommy Hooper	....	technical supervisor: Asylum
Chris Jensen	....	digital imaging operator
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant: Cinesite
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Nathan McGuinness	....	visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Todd Mesher	....	Inferno artist
Alex G. Ortoll	....	digital artist
Jon Quon	....	3D technical assistant: Cinesite (as Jonathan Quon)
Mike Sullo	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Garson Yu	....	visual effects producer
Travis Baumann	....	Inferno artist (uncredited)
Marla Carter	....	title compositor: yU+Co (uncredited)
Harriet Donington	....	bidding producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Carl S.G. Moore	....	visual effects associate producer: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Campbell	....	stunt department coordinator
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator
Bradley Farmer	....	stunt double: Brad Pitt
László Imre	....	stunts
Rob Inch	....	stunts
Theo Kypri	....	stunts
David Leitch	....	martial arts stunts
Levente Lezsák	....	stunts
Andy Merchant	....	stunts
Dominic Preece	....	stunts
C.C. Smiff	....	stunts
Reg Wayment	....	stunts
Steve Altes	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Stuart Clark	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Kelly Dent	....	stunt double: Catherine McCormack (uncredited)
David Leitch	....	stunt double: Brad Pitt (uncredited)
Tong Lung	....	stunts (uncredited)
Marc Wolff	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Klemens Becker	....	camera operator
Peter Bloor	....	gaffer
Sam Bloor	....	electrician
Ciro Candia	....	second assistant camera
Ian Coffey	....	clapper loader
Chris Dale	....	clapper loader
Russell Dereck	....	grip
Marc Ehrenbold	....	assistant camera
Ray Fisher	....	camera engineer
John Flemming	....	key grip
Alan Grayley	....	rigging electrician
Alan Hall	....	camera crew member
Graham Hall	....	assistant camera
Graham Hall	....	camera operator
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Dean Head	....	aerial director of photography: Hong Kong
Simon Hume	....	focus puller
Dylan Jones	....	video assistant
Simon Lucas	....	rigging gaffer
John Marzano	....	aerial director of photography
Adrian McCarthy	....	dolly grip
Hugh Meikle	....	generator operator: re-shoots
Phil Murray	....	grip
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography: Hong Kong
Ben Perry	....	assistant camera
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ian Seabrook	....	focus puller: additional photography
Tony Skinner	....	rigging electrician
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	focus puller: additional photography
Atilla Szucs Sr.	....	key grip: Hungary
Martin Testar	....	additional camera operator
Mark Walpole	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Martin Ward	....	video playback operator
Charlie Woodburn	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Eamonn O'Keeffe	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Nathan Bayne	....	casting intern
Jason Devoy	....	casting assistant
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting
Berenice Percival	....	casting assistant
Ersin Pertan Jr.	....	casting assistant
Stephen Vincent	....	casting assistant
Seth Yanklewitz	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynda Foote	....	costumer
Allan Hay	....	wardrobe master
György Homonnay	....	wardrobe supervisor: Hungary
Steven Kirkby	....	stand-by wardrobe
József Lender	....	dresser
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Redford
Jonny Pray	....	costumer: Mr. Pitt
Lily Scott	....	wardrobe runner
Lizz Wolf	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Monica Anderson	....	associate editor
Tania Clarke	....	assistant editor
Simon Cozens	....	first assistant editor
Elizabeth Dionne	....	post-production coordinator
Julius Gladwell	....	assistant editor
Francis Hadinoto	....	editorial runner
Shane Harris	....	assistant colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Kevin Holt	....	assistant editor
Robert J. Lemos	....	assistant film editor
Robert Malina	....	assistant editor: avid
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Mark T. Osborne	....	assistant colorist (as Mark Osborne)
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer
Geraint Huw Reynolds	....	assistant editor
Debs Richardson	....	assistant editor
Thor Roos	....	color timer: Vancouver dailies
Steven Rosenblum	....	editorial consultant
Anna Solorio-Catalano	....	assistant editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital telecine colorist
Gary Trentham	....	first assistant editor
Corinne Villa	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Justin Caine Burnett	....	additional music arranger (as Justin Burnett)
Toby Chu	....	additional music arranger
Toby Chu	....	assistant music engineer
Adam Evans	....	musician: electric guitar
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Harry Gregson-Williams	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	music contractor
Roland Heap	....	assistant scoring engineer
Joe Henson	....	musician: bass guitar
Cristina Lawson	....	playback singer
Yvonne McDonald	....	music coordinator
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	score recordist
Gretchen O'Neal	....	music production supervisor
Christopher S. Parker	....	music coordinator
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Gavyn Wright	....	orchestra leader (as Gavin Wright)

Transportation Department
Khalid Ameskane	....	transportation
Csaba Annus	....	driver
Driss Benchhiba	....	transportation coordinator
Guy Bostock	....	vehicle technician
Jimmy Carruthers	....	facilities driver
Mohammed Chaoui	....	assistant picture car coordinator
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle technician
Gabriella Csoma	....	transportation captain
Peter Devlin	....	transportation coordinator
Zoltán Fohn	....	driver
Charles Heidet	....	action vehicle coordinator assistant
John Hollywood	....	driver: Mr. Scott
Graham Kelly	....	action vehicle coordinator
Zsolt Zászló	....	production driver
Sean Thornton	....	picture vehicle technician (uncredited)
Mark Tyack	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Marnie Ander	....	set supervisor: re-shoot
Jalal Aqdim	....	co-coordinator
Mark Barclay	....	assistant: Thomas Bliss
Guy Barker	....	production accountant: Hungary
Mark Barry-Jackson	....	helicopter pilot
Sallie Beechinor	....	production coordinator
Mona Benjamin	....	production coordinator: Morocco
Vicky Bishop	....	production runner
Terry Blyther	....	location manager: Israel
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer: Budapest
Daniel Budd	....	assistant accountant
Melanie Claus	....	production coordinator: Israel
Matthew Cook	....	stand-in: Mr. Pitt
Richard Devinki	....	production services manager: Beacon
Mike van Diem	....	writing services
Akrame El Meziane	....	production assistant
Emily Engler	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	....	technical advisor: military
Amir Feingold	....	security supervisor
Don Ferrarone	....	technical advisor
Jonathan Frost	....	boat coordinator: Morocco
Rachid Gaidi	....	additional location manager: Morocco
Alex Gladstone	....	location manager
Richard Gold	....	set production assistant
Anna Hall	....	production coordinator
Carolyn Hall	....	financial controller
Marc A. Hammer	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Kevin Harris	....	post-production accountant
Christian Henson	....	drum programmer
Jonathan Hook	....	location manager
Zoltan Horkai	....	animal coordinator
Jason Horwood	....	stand-in
Arabella Johannes	....	assistant: Mr. Bernstein
Becky Jones	....	location manager
Donna Kail	....	assistant: Mr. Redford
Nathalie Kassirer	....	artist coordinator
Zoltán A. Kerényi	....	managing director: Focusfilm Kft.
Alex Kirby	....	assistant to producer
Balázs Kovács	....	extras coordinator
Connie Kunz	....	post-production accountant
Stephanie Lovell	....	set production assistant: second unit
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sync rushes
Greg Martin	....	stand-in: Mr. Redford
Joseph Martin	....	location manager: Washington D.C., second unit
Sandra Matossi	....	production accountant: Vancouver
Andy Maxwell	....	production assistant
Becky Maxwell	....	accounting assistant (as Becky Johnson)
Christian McWilliams	....	location manager
Tom Moran	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Ali Moshref	....	assistant production accountant
John Nixon	....	armorer
Ildiko Orosz	....	location manager
Justin Owen	....	computer and video supervisor: Useful Companies
Rhys Owen	....	digital playback technician
Sylvia Pyke	....	assistant: Mr. Smith
Gábor Rajna	....	location manager: Hungary (pre-production )
Patricia Reid-Douglas	....	shipping coordinator
Ben Rimmer	....	location manager
Amy Robertson	....	production assistant
David Roker	....	runner
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	assistant production coordinator
Pilar Savone	....	assistant: Mr. Skotchdopole
David A. Schreiber	....	assistant to producer
Katalin Schulteisz	....	production coordinator: Budapest
Patric Scott	....	unit publicist
Michael Sharp	....	location manager
Suzie Shearer	....	assistant production coordinator
Neville Shulman	....	special advisor: Mr. Scott
Gemma Smithers	....	accounting assistant
Adrian Spanna	....	project manager: Useful Companies
Mario Spanna	....	computer playback technician: Useful Companies
Simon Staines	....	creative supervisor: Useful Companies
Tony Stanton	....	copyist
László Sterk	....	location manager: Hungary
Tom Stourton	....	location assistant
Esther Szasz	....	interpreter
Peter Toumasis	....	assistant to director
Sara-Jane Valentine	....	computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies
Drew Vandervelde	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Catherine Wheatley	....	assistant: Marc Abraham
Judith Windsor	....	dialogue coach
Marc Wolff	....	aerial coordinator
Anna Worley	....	script supervisor
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Jonathan Zurer	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Wendy Zych	....	production secretary
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Darren Helman	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	creative assistant (uncredited)
Steve Mortimore	....	location manager (uncredited)
Mike Savva	....	utility stand-in (uncredited)
Brad Simonsen	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Beacon Communications (presents) (as Beacon Pictures)
• Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG (in association with)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (in association with)
• Red Wagon Productions
• Toho-Towa (in association with)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Laurenfilm (2001-2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2001-2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2001) (Turkey) (all media)
• East West (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Nu Visión de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2004) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Nordisk Film (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects) (as Asylum Visual Effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects) (as Cinesite)
• yU+Co. (on-screen graphics)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• ARRI Media  grip equipment and cranes
• Abbey Road Studios  score recording (as Abbey Road Studios, London)
• Buena Vista Sound  sound editing services (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  prerecorded videotape provided by (as CNN)
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Company 3  digital film mastering
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Dune Films  production services: Morocco
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Flying Pictures  Gyrosphere aerial camera system provided by
• Focusfilm Kft.  production services: Budapest
• FotoKem Laboratory  color (as Fotokem)
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• ITN Archive/Reuters  additional news footage (as ITN/Reuters Archive)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• Joe Dunton & Company  video assist equipment
• Kanzaman S.A.M.  production services: Morocco (as Kanzaman)
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• London Session Orchestra, The  score performed by
• Lyps Inc.  adr voice casting
• Media Ventures  score mixed at
• Metro Voices  score performed by
• October Pictures  production services: Hong Kong
• Orbit Digital  non-linear editing equipment
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Ritek Digital Studios  DVD authoring and encoding
• Sextant Entertainment Group  production services: Vancouver
• Spacecam Systems  Spacecam aerial camera system provided by
• Synxspeed  post-production (rushes)
• Technicolor  dailies (as Technicolor UK)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Useful Company  computer and video systems
• Zaltman Films Limited  production services
• thinkfilm  production services: Washington D.C.
• yU+Co.  main titles designed and executed by

Also Known As:

Spy Game - Der finale Countdown (Germany)
Spy game - Jeu d'espions (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

126 min | Turkey:114 min (TV version)

Country:

Germany | USA | Japan | France

Language:

English | German | Arabic | French | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | USA:R (certificate #38577) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Beirut, Lebanon

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Dutch Oscar-winning director Mike van Diem was once attached to the project.

Goofs:

Plot holes: China has enough experience with cholera that it would not require foreign aid personnel to help deal with it. In any event, it's highly implausible that a foreigner would be allowed into a Chinese prison without being adequately screened.

Quotes:

Nathan Muir: [talking on the phone to the marines about his plan to get Bishop out of China. The marine commander says he is ready] That’s good. Operation Dinner Out is a go. Repeat, Operation Dinner out is a go.
CIA Administrator: [to the rest of the room] After all this time, he treats his retirement dinner as an CIA operation!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Spy Game' (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Siseler

Average moviegoer won't appreciate it

STYLE, SUBSTANCE AND CLASS! Spy Game will blow right over the heads of most audiences and it obviously has. It's an underrated, taut masterpiece that gets everthing right -- the writing, directing, editing, acting is all Oscar caliber. Not to mention it's one hell of an ambitious production. Spy Game is what happens when professionals in the business come together to make an intelligent, masterfully crafted thinking man's actioner that as a viewer you can have complete confidence in while viewing -- that's a rare thing these days in Hollywood. It's a rare gem that reminded me of Clear and Present Danger. Let's hope we see a lot more of this, and a lot LESS of X-Men, Mission Impossible, Rush Hour, Pearl Harbor, Lord of the Rings and other utter boring trash passed off as action fare.