

This 1982 film explains the KGB infiltration of America. Who they are, what they are doing, and how well they have infiltrated North America.
Direction
Burke's patient, journalistic approach builds cumulative dread.
Editing
Archival footage stitched with contemporary interviews feels eerily timeless.

Director
Martyn Burke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released at peak Reagan-era Russophobia, the film fed and was fed by contemporary political anxiety.
Director Martyn Burke later pivoted to fiction with 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' — quite the genre leap from state secrets to Steve Jobs.
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