A first official look at Russell Crowe and Harry Lawtey in Billion Dollar Spy, the upcoming biography drama thriller movie directed by Amma Asante from on a script by Stephen Gaghan and Benjamin August based on the 2015 non-fiction book “The Billion Dollar Spy” by David E. Hoffman:

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Billion Dollar Spy – Tolkachev (Russell Crowe) hands Russian state secrets to his American CIA handler (Harry Lawtey).Plot synopsis:
“The true story of Tolkachev, (Russell Crowe) a man who became the Pentagon’s most valuable spy during the last years of the Cold War.”

And here’s a teaser poster:

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BILLION DOLLAR SPY

Based on a true story.

Trust no one but the enemy!

Besides Russell Crowe and Harry Lawtey, the cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Tony Goldwyn, Willa Fitzgerald, Rufus Sewell, and Justin Theroux.

The film has yet to get an official release date.

Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie Billion Dollar Spy.

Check out this YT video by Philip Thompson if you want to learn more about Tolkachev:

The Thrilling Story of the CIA’s Most Valuable Spy | True Life Spy Stories

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