Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal.
Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialise in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by Government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. After they recover the box, they discover that it has the capability to decode all existing encryption systems around the world, and that the agents who hired them didn't work for the Government after all... Written by Graeme Roy
A group of security analysts are offered a job by the CIA and when they are reluctant, pressure is brought to bear by the threat to disclose the identity of their leader, a 60s radical with outstanding warrants. A chip exists that will allow any computer to be cracked, and organized crime will soon control it, though sudden changes in their police records suggest that it is already operational. Written by John Vogel
SYNOPSIS
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Ben Kingsley | Cosmo |
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Dan Aykroyd | Mother |
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James Earl Jones | Mr. Bernard Abbott |
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David Strathairn | Whistler |
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Stephen Tobolowsky | Dr. Werner Brandes |
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Donal Logue | Dr. Gunter Janek |
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Robert Redford | Bishop |
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George Cheung | Chinese Restaurant Singer |
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Mary McDonnell | Liz |
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Lee Garlington | Dr. Elena Rhyzkov |
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Denise Dowse | Bank Teller |
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Michael Milhoan | Russian Driver |
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Bodhi Elfman | Centurion S&L Night Guard |
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River Phoenix | Carl |
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Eddie Jones | Buddy Wallace |
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Timothy Busfield | Dick Gordon |
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Sidney Poitier | Crease |
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Time Winters | Homeless Man |
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Jeff Daniel Phillips | Playtronics Perimeter Guard |
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George Hearn | Gregor |
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Al Foster | Playtronics Desk Guard - Night |
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Gary Hershberger | College-Aged Bishop |
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Roger Callard | NSA Agent |
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Tony Winters | Male NSA Agent |
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Ellaraino | Mrs. Crease |
Director | Phil Alden Robinson |
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Writer | Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes | |
Producer | William M. Elvin, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, Lindsley Parsons Jr. | |
Musician | James Horner | |
Photography | John Lindley |
Owner | Kerry & Dawn |
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Location | Movies-05 |
Storage Device | TD 28 |
Quantity | 1 |
Seen | Mar 31, 2019 |
Added Date | May 17, 2015 05:40:40 |
Modified Date | Apr 17, 2024 00:46:28 |
Screen Ratios | 1.85:1 |
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Audio Tracks | English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
Subtitles | Spanish |
Edition Release Date | Mar 31, 1998 |