The Recruit
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Cast & Crew
Roger Donaldson
Al Pacino
Colin Farrell
Bridget Moynahan
Gabriel Macht
Jane Moffat
Film Details
Technical Specs
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."
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Roger Donaldson
Cast
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Al Pacino
Colin Farrell
Bridget Moynahan
Gabriel Macht
Jane Moffat
Michael Rubenfeld
Janet Bailey
Stephen G Shifflette
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
Stephen Lee Wright
Shaun Verreault
Veronika Hurnik
John Subotich
John Shafer
Jeanie Calleja
Sheldon Davis
Bart Bedford
Karl Pruner
Ray Paisley
David Boyce
Scott Mccord
Jenny Levine
Crew
Quita Alfred
Scotty Allan
Slamm Andrews
Allan Angus
Jeffrey D Apple
Samantha Armstrong
David M Atkinson
Jeff Authors
Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt
Gary Barber
Lorrie Barth
Zachary Beckwith
Matthew Bedard
Tom Belifort
Ron Bell
Jessica Bellfort
Tom Bellfort
Roger Birnbaum
John Black
Deryck Blake
Nicole Blanchard
Jason Bogard
Paul Bolton
David Boulton
Sean Bourdeau
Jeremy Bradley
Julian Brain
Chase Brandon
Christopher S Brooks
Darrin Brown
Jeanette Browning
Michael Buster
Kim Buttlar
John Caglione Jr.
Rick Canelli
Alfred Caragay
Penny Charter
Jessica Chavez
Lisa Chino
David M. Chisholm
Phil Chiu
Andy Chmura
Robert Cochrane
Donald Colafranceschi
Robin D. Cook
Shelley Cook
Gilles Corbeil
Gilles Corbeil
Sylvain Cournoyer
Travis Crenshaw
Lou Crisa
Carl V Curnutte
Joe Curtin
Michele Cusick
Dennis Davenport
Michael E Davis
Angel Deangelis Haiko
Gary Deneault
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi
Cass Donaldson
Katherine Dorrer
Stuart Dryburgh
Stuart Dryburgh
Donna Dupere-taylor
Greg Edmunds
Robert Elhai
Rico Emerson
Valerie Espinoza
Daniel Estrin
Claudine Farrell
Cara Fay
Tracy Fedak
Carol Flaisher
Danielle Fleury
David E Fluhr
Tig Fong
Vic Fraser
Monique Ganderton
Douglas Ganton
Roland Gauvin
Nick Gazda
Alex Gibson
Mitch Glazer
Jonathan Glickman
Amanda Goble
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman
Courtney Graham
Dale Grahn
Andrea H Greaney
Lori Greenberg
Isobel Griffiths
John Guiterrez
Tuba Guvelioglu
Ryan Halpenny
Joel Harris
Mathew Hart
Charlie Haugk
Kerry Hayes
Berenicci Hershorn
Joshua Hersko
Chris Hesse
Ellen Heuer
Nicole Hilliard-forde
Ron Hobbs
Steve Holt
David Honaker
Ian Honeyman
David C Hughes
Eric Hunsaker
Jon Hunter
Brian Jagersky
Safwan Javed
Paul Jefferson
Heather Jenkins
Blair Johannes
Jeffrey L Johnson
Jamie Jones
Fred Kamping
Dione Kane
Doc Kane
Ric Kidney
Ric Kidney
Shelly Kidney
Lee Chu Kiong
Lee Chu Kiong
Richard Klompus
Kaz Kobielski
Kaz Kobielski
Kate Lacey
Markku Lappalainen
Mari Laughlen
Ernst Laurel
Mark Lewandowski
Neil Lewis
Danny Lima
Rose Lister
Steve Lucescu
Vair Macphee
Vair Macphee
Aleks Marinkovich
Thomas Mawyer
Brian May
Andrew Mcalpine
Stuart Mccowen
Mark Mcfadden
Christopher Mcguire
Darren Mcguire
Frank 'pepe' Merel
Alan Meyerson
Alan Meyerson
Brad Milburn
Christian Minkler
Stuart Mitchell
Neil Morfitt
Kelly Mulligan
Ron Napier
Mark Narramore
Blake Neely
Ian Nelmes
Peter Nicolakakos
Craig Northey
Jonathan Null
Thomas J. O'connell
Jennifer O'halloran
Billy Oliver
Amy Panzer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Earl Pereira
Linda Petty
Gary Pilkinton
Gregory Plotkin
Martina Pozzi
Ed Queffelec
Tony Radwan
Alex Raspa
Jeremy Raub
Christopher Raucamp
Mark Rice
Richmond Riedel
Ruben F Rios
Doug Robb
Bob Rodgers
David Rosenbloom
Marcia Ross
Randy S Ross
Mike Russo
James Sabat
Kevin Sellers
Rebecca Sernasie
Chris Shaw
Keith Siglinger
Michael Silvers
Misha Skoric
Stan Smetaniuk
Film Details
Technical Specs
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