Official Secrets (2019)
Official Secrets is a 2019 thriller film directed by Gavin Hood, with a running time of 1h 52m. It stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith and Ralph Fiennes.
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who, prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion, leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
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What is Official Secrets about?
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who, prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion, leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
When was Official Secrets released?
Official Secrets was released on 30 August 2019.
How long is Official Secrets?
Official Secrets runs 1h 52m.
Who made Official Secrets?
Official Secrets was directed by Gavin Hood.
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Cast
- Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun
- Matt Smith as Martin Bright
- Ralph Fiennes as Ben Emmerson
- Adam Bakri as Yasar Gun
- Matthew Goode as Peter Beaumont
- Rhys Ifans as Ed Vulliamy
- Indira Varma as Shami Chakrabarti
- John Heffernan as James Welch
- Conleth Hill as Roger Alton
- Jack Farthing as Andy Dumfries
- MyAnna Buring as Jasmine
- Peter Guinness as TinTin