Oscar® winner* Michael Caine gives a riveting performance (The Hollywood Reporter) as an ordinary man caught in a web of corruption and murder in a gripping, tautly handled [and]highly charged (Variety) espionage thriller. James Fox, Nigel Havers, Felicity Dean and SirJohn Gielgud co-star in this 'suspenseful and intelligent (The Wall Street Journal) political drama that will keep you guessing until the very last frame. English patriot and army vet Frank (Caine) is only mildly concerned when his son Bob, who works for the British Secret Service, says dirty dealings are afoot at the agency. But then Bob is murdered under mysterious circumstances. And Frank's inquiries thrust him in the middle of a rat's nest of government deceit that reaches up through the ranks to a traitorous spy (Gielgud) whose secret could now cost Frank his own life as well!*1999: Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules; 1986: Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters