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11/12/2006 Drama, Thriller, History 2h 47m
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Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.

Overview

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

  1. Robert De Niro

    Director

  2. Eric Roth

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Matt Damon

    Edward Bell Wilson

  2. Angelina Jolie

    Margaret Ann Russell

  3. Robert De Niro

    Bill Sullivan

  4. Alec Baldwin

    Sam Murach

  5. William Hurt

    Philip Allen

  6. Joe Pesci

    Joseph Palmi

  7. John Turturro

    Raymond Brocco

  8. Billy Crudup

    Archibald Cummings

  9. Tammy Blanchard

    Laura

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-19
So rather than spend a fortune on special disguises, plastic surgery and prosthetics, the secret of being a successful counter-intelligence agent is loads of Bryclream, a pair of thick-set spectacles and a fawn, knee-length, mac. That's what puts the c into overt! That theory sort works for Matt Damon here with this lacklustre drama set around the time in world history when the American government realised they needed to gather intelligence about whom their potential 20th century foes might be. He is "Edward Wilson", who after being sworn into some top secret masonic style of society at school...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$85,000,000.00

Revenue
$100,266,865.00

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