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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/26/2002 Format: DVD Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 56 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 1 Genres: Spy Film, Thriller, Action Thriller

A cunning and ruthless neo-Nazi politician rises to power in England by conducting a terror campaign against his own organization, making it seem the established government is attacking his followers. Dashing American agent Harry Latham (John Shea) lends assistance to the Brits in their investigation, but even he needs help, so he turns to his CIA analyst brother, Drew (Patrick Bergin). As it happens, Drew's girlfriend, Karin (Virginia Madsen), is related to the mastermind behind the scheme that's intended to bring down Europe and give rise to the Fourth Reich. Harry has been brainwashed by the villains, and unbeknownst to anyone, he's programmed to help the bad guys. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

Patrick Bergin
John Shea
Virginia Madsen

Artisan Home Entertainment's full-screen digital mastering of this television movie suffers from dark contrast in just about every scene; foregrounds and backgrounds are consistently dark and the lighting refuses to sharpen the focus or brighten the colors, which may betray the budgetary limitations of this overlong thriller. For some reason, the film has an odd 1980s look to it. The Dolby 2.0 sound works well, with the dialog, sound effects, and nearly nonstop score coming in at pleasing levels, particularly during the action set pieces. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide