The Recruit
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James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country--and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive The Farm, where the veteran Burke teaches him the ropes and rules of the game. James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and decides to "wash out," Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. It soon becomes clear that at The Farm, the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is at it seems."
Cast & Crew
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Roger Donaldson
Director
Al Pacino
Colin Farrell
Bridget Moynahan
Gabriel Macht
Jane Moffat
Film Details
Also Known As
Farm, The, Recruit, Uppdraget, recrue
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Spy
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Alan Zielonko
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Synopsis
James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country--and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive The Farm, where the veteran Burke teaches him the ropes and rules of the game. James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and decides to "wash out," Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. It soon becomes clear that at The Farm, the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is at it seems."
Director
Roger Donaldson
Director
Cast
Al Pacino
Colin Farrell
Bridget Moynahan
Gabriel Macht
Jane Moffat
Michael Rubenfeld
Janet Bailey
Stephen G Shifflette
Lead Man
Kenneth Mitchell
Tova Smith
Angelo Tsarouchas
Brian Rhodes
Oscar Hsu
Earl Pereira
Steve Lucescu
Safwan Javed
Elisa Moolecherry
John Watson
Chris Owen
Neil Crone
Eugene Lipinski
Steve Behal
Conrad Bergschneider
Sam Kalilieh
Merwin Mondesir
Jessica Greco
Mark Ellis
Ron Lea
Richard Fitzpatrick
Dom Fiore
Tony Craig
Mike Realba
Arlene Mazerolle
Arlindo Vicente
Lead Man
Stephen Lee Wright
Shaun Verreault
Veronika Hurnik
John Subotich
Lead Man
John Shafer
Jeanie Calleja
Sheldon Davis
Bart Bedford
Karl Pruner
Ray Paisley
David Boyce
Scott Mccord
Jenny Levine
Crew
Quita Alfred
Costume Supervisor
Scotty Allan
Chief Lighting Technician
Slamm Andrews
Score Recording
Allan Angus
Generator Operator
Jeffrey D Apple
Producer
Samantha Armstrong
Script Supervisor
David M Atkinson
Accounting Assistant
Jeff Authors
Assistant Director
Klaus Badelt
Music Conductor
Klaus Badelt
Music Engineer
Klaus Badelt
Music Producer
Klaus Badelt
Original Music
Klaus Badelt
Music
Gary Barber
Producer
Lorrie Barth
Accounting Assistant
Zachary Beckwith
Location Assistant
Matthew Bedard
Camera Trainee
Tom Belifort
Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Bell
Stunts
Jessica Bellfort
Sound
Tom Bellfort
Adr Editor
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
John Black
Accounting Assistant
Deryck Blake
Property Master
Nicole Blanchard
Assistant Camera
Jason Bogard
Production Accountant
Paul Bolton
Generator Operator
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Sean Bourdeau
Best Boy Grip
Jeremy Bradley
Apprentice Editor
Julian Brain
Assistant Director
Chase Brandon
Technical Advisor
Christopher S Brooks
Music Editor
Darrin Brown
Assistant Director
Jeanette Browning
Adr
Michael Buster
Dialect Coach
Kim Buttlar
Coordinator
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Artist
Rick Canelli
Adr
Alfred Caragay
Video Playback
Penny Charter
Assistant Director
Jessica Chavez
Assistant
Lisa Chino
Editorial Assistant
David M. Chisholm
Production Secretary
Phil Chiu
Stunts
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Robert Cochrane
Dolly Grip
Donald Colafranceschi
Production Assistant
Robin D. Cook
Casting Director
Shelley Cook
Stunts
Gilles Corbeil
Camera Operator
Gilles Corbeil
Steadicam Operator
Sylvain Cournoyer
Makeup Artist
Travis Crenshaw
Foley Recordist
Lou Crisa
Assistant
Carl V Curnutte
Costume Supervisor
Joe Curtin
Construction Coordinator
Michele Cusick
Production Assistant
Dennis Davenport
Art Director
Michael E Davis
Construction Coordinator
Angel Deangelis Haiko
Hair Stylist
Gary Deneault
Best Boy Electric
Ramin Djawadi
Music
Ramin Djawadi
Music Engineer
Cass Donaldson
Assistant
Katherine Dorrer
Assistant Location Manager
Stuart Dryburgh
Director Of Photography
Stuart Dryburgh
Dp/Cinematographer
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Greg Edmunds
Dga Trainee
Robert Elhai
Original Music
Rico Emerson
Key Grip
Valerie Espinoza
Assistant
Daniel Estrin
Song
Claudine Farrell
Assistant
Cara Fay
Post-Production Supervisor
Tracy Fedak
Accounting Assistant
Carol Flaisher
Location Manager
Danielle Fleury
Assistant Set Decorator
David E Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tig Fong
Stunts
Vic Fraser
Music
Monique Ganderton
Stunts
Douglas Ganton
Sound Mixer
Roland Gauvin
Rigging Grip
Nick Gazda
Assistant Art Director
Alex Gibson
Music Editor
Mitch Glazer
Screenplay
Jonathan Glickman
Executive Producer
Amanda Goble
Loader
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay (Uncredited)
Akiva Goldsman
Other
Courtney Graham
Assistant Camera
Dale Grahn
Color Timer
Andrea H Greaney
Accountant
Lori Greenberg
Production Manager
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
John Guiterrez
Boom Operator
Tuba Guvelioglu
Production Coordinator
Ryan Halpenny
Art Department
Joel Harris
Stunts
Mathew Hart
Unit Production Manager
Charlie Haugk
Product Placement
Kerry Hayes
Photography
Berenicci Hershorn
Assistant Editor
Joshua Hersko
Set Production Assistant
Chris Hesse
Song
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Nicole Hilliard-forde
Casting Associate
Ron Hobbs
Storyboard Artist
Steve Holt
Medic
David Honaker
Production Secretary
Ian Honeyman
Assistant
David C Hughes
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Hunsaker
Art Director
Jon Hunter
Graphic Artist
Brian Jagersky
Stunts
Safwan Javed
Song
Paul Jefferson
Carpenter
Heather Jenkins
Art Department Coordinator
Blair Johannes
Stunts
Jeffrey L Johnson
Medic
Jamie Jones
Stunts
Fred Kamping
Location Manager
Dione Kane
Assistant Production Coordinator
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Ric Kidney
Executive Producer
Ric Kidney
Unit Production Manager
Shelly Kidney
Production Supervisor
Lee Chu Kiong
Song
Lee Chu Kiong
Song Performer
Richard Klompus
Video
Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects Coordinator
Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects
Kate Lacey
Casting Associate
Markku Lappalainen
Song
Mari Laughlen
Assistant Property Master
Ernst Laurel
Accounting Assistant
Mark Lewandowski
Video
Neil Lewis
Assistant Director
Danny Lima
Stunts
Rose Lister
Accounting Assistant
Steve Lucescu
Stunt Coordinator
Vair Macphee
Costume Designer
Vair Macphee
Production Coordinator
Aleks Marinkovich
Assistant Art Director
Thomas Mawyer
Transportation Coordinator
Brian May
Song
Andrew Mcalpine
Production Designer
Stuart Mccowen
Sound Effects
Mark Mcfadden
Assistant Location Manager
Christopher Mcguire
Stunts
Darren Mcguire
Stunts
Frank 'pepe' Merel
Foley Artist
Alan Meyerson
Music Scoring Mixer
Alan Meyerson
Score Recording
Brad Milburn
Assistant Art Director
Christian Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stuart Mitchell
Transportation Captain
Neil Morfitt
Assistant Art Director
Kelly Mulligan
Set Production Assistant
Ron Napier
Foreman
Mark Narramore
Rerecording
Blake Neely
Original Music
Ian Nelmes
Scenic Artist
Peter Nicolakakos
Set Designer
Craig Northey
Song
Jonathan Null
Foley
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Jennifer O'halloran
Hair Stylist
Billy Oliver
Stunts
Amy Panzer
Craft Service
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Costume Designer
Earl Pereira
Song
Linda Petty
Costume Supervisor
Gary Pilkinton
Special Effects Coordinator
Gregory Plotkin
Assistant Editor
Martina Pozzi
Set Production Assistant
Ed Queffelec
Stunts
Tony Radwan
Production Assistant
Alex Raspa
Adr
Jeremy Raub
Music Editor
Christopher Raucamp
Assistant Camera
Mark Rice
Special Effects
Richmond Riedel
Assistant Editor
Ruben F Rios
Set Production Assistant
Doug Robb
Song
Bob Rodgers
Rigging Gaffer
David Rosenbloom
Editor
Marcia Ross
Casting Director
Randy S Ross
Painter
Mike Russo
Stunt Coordinator
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Kevin Sellers
Foley Editor
Rebecca Sernasie
Assistant
Chris Shaw
Assistant Location Manager
Keith Siglinger
Stunt Double
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Misha Skoric
Assistant
Stan Smetaniuk
Generator Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Farm, The, Recruit, Uppdraget, recrue
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Spy
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Alan Zielonko
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 31, 2003
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
Film is loosely based on the real case of Harold Nicholson, a double agent who taught at the CIA's Farm from 1994-1996, while spying for Russia at the same time.
James Foley was previously attached to direct.
Spyglass Entertainment was formerly Caravan Pictures.
Released in United States Winter January 31, 2003
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
