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A Casualty of War (1989)

1989-12-02 · EN
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David Threlfall stars as Tom Rowse, a retired British secret service agent turned thriller novelist who is brought back into the world of espionage for one last job. The mission - foiling a Libyan plot to supply the IRA with a massive shipment of high-tech weapons in order to wreak revenge upon the UK for their support and co-operation with the US during the 1986 bombing of Libya and the attempted assassination of Colonel Gaddafi .

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Frederick ForsythWriterTom CleggDirectorMurray SmithWriter

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David ThrelfallDavid ThrelfallTom RowseShelley HackShelley HackMonica BrowneAmanda BurtonAmanda BurtonNicolaAlan HowardAlan HowardSam McCreadyClarke PetersClarke PetersGrover T. FlemingNadim SawalhaNadim SawalhaJaloudRichard HopeRichard HopeDonald SpryJames DonnellyJames DonnellySteven JohnsonJames DonnellyJames DonnellySteven JohnsonVinny MurphyVinny MurphyMahonyJohn KeeganJohn KeeganMick LynchBill BaileyBill BaileyFrank Terpil

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David Threlfall stars as Tom Rowse, a retired British secret service agent turned thriller novelist who is brought back into the world of espionage for one last job. The mission - foiling a Libyan plot to supply the IRA with a massive shipment of high-tech weapons in order to wreak revenge upon the UK for their support and co-operation with the US during the 1986 bombing of Libya and the attempted assassination of Colonel Gaddafi .