Yuri Nosenko, KGB


1h 30m 1986

Brief Synopsis

A television movie, based on an actual case, that tells the unresolved story of a KGB officer, Yuri Nosenko, who in 1964 approached the CIA with a proposition: in exchange for political asylum, he would provide information on the Soviet Union's role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The stor

Film Details

Also Known As
HBO Showcase (09/07/86), Yuri Nosenko, KGB
Genre
Political
Spy
Release Date
1986
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Rome, Italy; Maryland, USA; Hawaii, USA; Frankfurt, West Germany; Geneva, Switzerland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A television movie, based on an actual case, that tells the unresolved story of a KGB officer, Yuri Nosenko, who in 1964 approached the CIA with a proposition: in exchange for political asylum, he would provide information on the Soviet Union's role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The story concerns the efforts of a CIA agent to investigate Nosenko's claims and his eventual conclusion that Nosenko was a fraud.

Film Details

Also Known As
HBO Showcase (09/07/86), Yuri Nosenko, KGB
Genre
Political
Spy
Release Date
1986
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Rome, Italy; Maryland, USA; Hawaii, USA; Frankfurt, West Germany; Geneva, Switzerland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Aired in United States September 7, 1986