A Different Loyalty is a 2004 drama film inspired by the story of British traitor Kim Philby's love affair and marriage to Eleanor Brewer in Beirut and his eventual defection to the Soviet Union.[1] The story takes place in the 1960s and stars Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett. In the film, the characters have fictitious names. The film was entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
| A Different Loyalty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marek Kanievska |
| Written by | Jim Piddock |
| Produced by | Michael Cowan Richard Lalonde Jason Piette Jan H. Vocke |
| Starring | Sharon Stone Rupert Everett Julian Wadham |
| Cinematography | Jean Lépine |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Though not credited, the story is based on Eleanor Brewer Philby's 1967 book Kim Philby: The Spy I Loved, published in 1967. The screenplay was written by Jim Piddock. It was a Canada/UK/United States co-production. A Different Loyalty was not released theatrically in the United States.
Cast
edit- Sharon Stone as Sally Tyler Cauffield
- Rupert Everett as Leo Cauffield
- Julian Wadham as Andrew Darcy (based on Nicholas Elliott)
- Michael Cochrane as Dick Madsen
- Anne Lambton as Cynthia Cauffield (as Ann Lambton)
- Jim Piddock as George Quennell (based on Donald Maclean)
- Richard McMillan as Angus Petherbridge (based on Guy Burgess)
- Mimi Kuzyk as Leslie Quennell
- Emily VanCamp as Jen Tyler
- Tamara Hope as Lucy Cauffield
- Mark Rendall as Oliver Cauffield
References
edit- ^ Felperin, Leslie (15 June 2004). "Review: 'A Different Loyalty'". variety.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "26th Moscow International Film Festival (2004)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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