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The Company is a 2007 American television miniseries that aired on TNT, adapted from Robert Littell's 2002 espionage novel of the same name. It traces CIA and KGB operations across decades of the Cold War, dramatizing major espionage operations and the agency's search for a Soviet mole. The series is intended for viewers interested in historical spy fiction and Cold War intrigue.
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Which Cold War events are covered in The Company?
The miniseries moves through several decades of CIA and KGB rivalry, touching on events including the Hungarian Revolution, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Its fictional agents interact with versions of real intelligence figures.
Who is the KGB mole in The Company?
The mole storyline draws heavily on British double agent Kim Philby and the damage he caused Western intelligence. In the drama, the search for penetration inside the CIA shapes the careers and suspicions of the central characters.
Who plays the main CIA officers in The Company?
Chris O'Donnell plays Jack McAuliffe, while Alfred Molina plays Harvey Torriti and Michael Keaton portrays counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton. Rory Cochrane appears as Yevgeny Tsipin, whose path leads into Soviet intelligence.
How long is the 2007 miniseries The Company?
TNT presented it as a three-part miniseries in 2007. Its extended television format allows the story to follow the characters from their early recruitment through major phases of the Cold War.
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