Code Name: Emerald
| Code Name: Emerald | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Sanger |
| Produced by | Martin Starger |
| Written by | Ronald Bass |
| Starring |
Ed Harris Max von Sydow Eric Stoltz Patrick Stewart |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Editing by | Stu Linder |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | September 27, 1985 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Code Name: Emerald is a 1985 action-drama film about a spy for the Allies working undercover in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film was directed by Jonathan Sanger, and stars Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Eric Stoltz, and Patrick Stewart. It was the first theatrical film produced by NBC.
Plot summary
During World War II and a few months prior to the Normandy landings, Gus Lang, an Allied agent, is sent to occupied France in order to rescue an "overlord" captured by the Germans - one of the key people with intimate knowledge of when and where the D-Day invasion will actually occur. Several people will help him to succeed: a secret friend of the Allies, a vital German officer who is a highly placed mole, and the French resistance. The SS, however, will try to block their plans.
Cast
- Ed Harris as Agustus "Gus" Lang
- Max von Sydow as Jurgen Brausch
- Horst Buchholz as Walter Hoffman
- Cyrielle Clair as Claire Jouvet
- Helmut Berger as Ernst Ritter
- Eric Stoltz as Lieutenant Andy Wheeler
- Patrick Stewart as Col. Peters
- Graham Crowden as Sir Geoffrey Macklin
- George Mikell as Major Seltz