This Australian documentary/drama tells how the defection of Soviet spy Vladmir Petrov in Canberra 1954 led to a political crisis in Australia and the eventual ‘smoking out’ of the century’s master spy, Harold Russell (Kim) Philby - a senior KGB agent for more than fifty years. Included is much of the most recent footage of Philby himself.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302516
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Spies
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Petrov, Vladimir Mikhailovich, 1907-
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Philby, Kim, 1912-1988
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
History → Petrov, Vladimir Mikhailovich, 1907-
History → Philby, Kim, 1912-1988
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)