The Enemy Within (1994) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Jonathan Darby

Escritores (WGA):

Fletcher Knebel (novel) and
Charles W. Bailey II (novel) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 agosto 1994 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

You never know who your enemies really are...

Plot:

Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to...

Plot Keywords:

Political | Conspiracy | Based On Novel

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

No Seven Days In May But Still An Above Average TV Film

Reparto

Forest Whitaker	...	Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
Jason Robards	...	General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Sam Waterston	...	President William Foster
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Rory J. Aylward	...	Honor Guard Sergeant
Greg Brickman	...	Tracker
David Q. Combs	...	Pentagon Security Officer
Dana Delany	...	Betsy Corcoran
Patricia Donaldson	...	President's Secretary
Denise Dowse	...	Dr. Jarvis
George Dzundza	...	Jake
Yolanda Gaskins	...	Female Reporter
Isabel Glasser	...	Sarah McCann
Jayne Hess	...	Reporter #2
Chuck Hicks	...	Bowman
Ray J	...	Todd Casey
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Protective Service Guard
Archie Lang	...	Priest
Barry Lynch	...	Agricultur Secretary Spencer
Ryan MacDonald	...	Jack Giddings
Dakin Matthews	...	Vice President Walter Kelly
Willis Norwood Jr.	...	Todd (as Willie Norwood Jr.)
William O'Leary	...	Lt. William Dorsett
Anthony Peck	...	Treasury Secretary Tom Monroe
Lawrence Pressman	...	Atty. General Arthur Daniels
George Marshall Ruge	...	Fletcher
Steve Ruge	...	Reporter #1
Michael B. Silver	...	Lieutenant Lonner
Josef Sommer	...	Defence Secretary Charles Potter
Lisa Summerour	...	Jean Casey

Duración:

86 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:PG

Compañía:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivialidades:

In the novel and the earlier version of the film, Seven Days in May (1964), the character played here by Forest Whitaker was named Martin "Jiggs" Casey. The nickname, which in the context of an African-American actor was a racial epithet, was clearly inappropriate and was not used.

Conexiones de Película:

Version of Seven Days in May (1964)

No Seven Days In May But Still An Above Average TV Film

The Enemy Within is a well-done remake of one of my favorite films Seven Days In May. While of course not as good as the 1964 classic this film still packs quite a punch despite being too briskly paced and lacking Rod Serling's script.

Forest Witiker does well as Colonel Cassey though he is a little hard to watch at times. Sam Waterston does well as the Southern President and its a shame we don't see more of him. Dana Delaney really doesn't add much to the film but she plays a necessary role in the film. And of Jason Robards does well as the villain of the film as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General R. Pendleton Lloyd.

While there are numerous subplots removed and some added (though the Russians weren't really needed in this film) the film still manages to be true to the classic's plot. The script manages to convey a sense of urgency in the story and the revelations are revealed in a nice manor. The film has a little bit of action in it and these scenes are mostly unnecessary but they don't hurt the film very much.

Overall The Enemy Within is a better then average made for TV movie. As I wrote this film is not in the same caliber as the original film, it still manages to present a frightening and all-too possible scenario. A nice little suspense film to pass your time with and it's nothing more and nothing less then that.