The Cost of Treachery

The Cost of Treachery

49 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 30, 1984

In 1949, at the height of the Cold War, the British and American Governments decided to fight back at the growing Soviet Empire with a secret plan, the Albanian Subversion, in which the CIA and MI6 attempted to overthrow the Albanian government and to weaken the Soviet Union and the role of double agent Kim Philby.

The Cost of Treachery

49 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 30, 1984

The Cost of Treachery
In 1949, at the height of the Cold War, the British and American Governments decided to fight back at the growing Soviet Empire with a secret plan, the Albanian Subversion, in which the CIA and MI6 attempted to overthrow the Albanian government and to weaken the Soviet Union and the role of double agent Kim Philby.
Producers BBC
Original title The Cost of Treachery
Directors Adam Curtis
Writers Adam Curtis

Cast

Ian Holm

as Narrator