Born in wisconsin in 1941, aldrich rick ames was the son of carleton ames, a college professor, and rachel. Aldrich amess name made the bureaus short list of 20 suspects, but he passed two polygraph tests. More chilling than fiction, this taut drama chronicles the cias search to prove that one of its agents has succumbed to greed and is. Oct 04, 20 focus features on the aldrich ames trail with circle of treason. Feb 24, 1994 heres abcs bob cia director james faced an audience of congressman anxious to know why it took nine years to figure out that aldridge ames was working for the kgb. He helped the kgb nab the cias many soviet spies who operated from moscow and many other european capitals. Considering the shows pacing and complexity, thats useful information to have from the outset. Aldrich ames himself participated in the production, so its very authentic. In 1993, the fbi found this note by aldrich ames concerning a meeting with his kgb contact in bogota, columbia, in the trash. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames, basic books, isbn 0465009697 havill, adrian 2002, the spy who stayed out in the cold. Nova online secrets, lies, and atomic spies aldrich hazen ames. Robert philip hanssen born april 18, 1944 is a former federal bureau of investigation fbi agent who spied for soviet and russian intelligence services against the united states from 1979 to 2001. Weisberg, an office of strategic services officer during world war ii, u. He is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences at.
Hutton does well as ames as we see the character become disillusioned not with the idea of. She soon discovers that the lost asset is only the beginning. His espionage was described by the department of justice as possibly the worst intelligence disaster in u. It was the mid1980s, and the cias senior counterintelligence officer in the soviet division had also grown disillusioned with his employer and. He was the highestranking and most destructive penetration up until the fbis robert phillip hanssen was caught several years later. With jodie whittaker, paul rhys, harriet walter, ralph brown. With timothy hutton, joan plowright, elizabeth pena, c. The effect aldrich ames had on the american intelligence community was nothing short of devastating. Robert hanssen shares the title of one of americas most notorious moles with aldrich ames. In 1952, his father began working for the cias directorate of operations in virginia, and in 1953. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille. She is a far cry from the spy hunters portrayed in movies.
Spies who caused american deaths and worked for enemy states received lighter sentences than pollard. Ames story is dramatized in the 1998 movie aldrich ames. Until his arrest and conviction in 1994, aldrich ames tim hutton was chief of intelligence for the cias central soviet division. Born in wisconsin in 1941, aldrich rick ames was the son of carleton ames, a college professor, and rachel ames, an english teacher at the local high school.
More chilling than fiction, this taut drama chronicles the cias search to prove that one of its agents has succumbed to greed and is exchanging highly classified government secrets for. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed. The assets, a miniseries about aldrich ames on abc the. Twentyfive years ago this week, ames was arrested because of the work of a small team of cia officers led by a quiet, unassuming grayhaired woman named jeanne vertefeuille. The assets my name is aldrich ames tv episode 2014 imdb. As the cold war enters its final act, the cia is sent scrambling when a rendezvous with a prized asset goes horribly awry. The assets is based on the true story of aldrich ames, a cia operative who worked as a spy for the soviet union until his arrest in 1994. Arrested in 1994, he was convicted of espionage and sentenced to life in prison. The failed abc mini series the assets comes to netflix.
Focus features on the aldrich ames trail with circle of treason. Apr 10, 2019 robert hanssen shares the title of one of americas most notorious moles with aldrich ames. Aldrich hazen ames born may 26, 1941 is a former central intelligence agency counterintelligence officer and analyst, who in 1994 was convicted of spying for the soviet union and russia. Maria del rosario casas ames, 41, wife of confessed spy aldrich hazen ames, sits in a tiny, windowless, palegreen room at a formica table in the alexandria detention center. The eightpart miniseries is derived from a memoir written by the two investigators who took him down, sandy grimes and jeanne vertefeuille. Amess story is dramatized in the 1998 movie aldrich ames. How aldrich ames betrayed the cia by selling secrets to. While spending nine years working in cia counterintelligence, he declared an. Aldrich ames had a bad marriage, was binge drinking and had begun an affair with rosario dupuy, an employee of the colombian embassy in mexico. Aldrich ames s name made the bureaus short list of 20 suspects, but he passed two polygraph tests. It was the mid1980s, and the cias senior counterintelligence officer in the soviet division had. Vertefeuille was part of the small team who toiled for eight years to reveal aldrich ames for. So far as is known, ames compromised the secondlargest number of cia assetssecond only to those betrayed by robert hanssen. Ames, the agents tracking him got their first chance to.
Cia officer sandy grimes starts an investigation when a cia rendezvous with a highquality asset goes wrong. Aldrich hazen rick ames is a former central intelligence agency cia officer turned kgb. Aldrich hazen ames born may 26, 1941 is a former central intelligence agency counterintelligence officer and analyst, who, in 1994, was convicted of spying for the soviet union and russia. A cia operative who spent more than 30 years with the agency and specialized in soviet and russian. Factbased story about a 1990s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in u. Ames divorced his wife and married rosario, who had. Jan 31, 2019 the effect aldrich ames had on the american intelligence community was nothing short of devastating.
Senate staff member and investigative reporter, devoted 40 years of his life to researching and writing about the kennedy and king assassinations. Timothy hutton does a surprisingly commendable job as ames, despite a downplaying of the emotions that must have driven this man to. Jeanne vertefeuille is a far cry from the spy hunters portrayed in movies, but appearances can be deceiving. It didnt take long for grimes to start to suspect rick. The series was based on the book circle of treason. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille, two of the investigators who uncovered amess espionage. Aldrich ames was born on march 26, 1941 in river falls, wisconsin, usa as aldrich. Hutton does well as ames as we see the character become disillusioned not with the idea of democracy, but with how the system operates. Aldrich was the eldest of three children and the only son. Aldrich ames, an american cia official arrested in 1994 on charges of committing espionage for the soviets and later russia, has earned the dubious distinction. Unbeknownst to anyone, it will be a decadelong mole hunt and the more will be a.
He is far enough up the food chain to get the kind of security clearance and information the kgb will pay a lot of money for, and he thinks hes smart enough to play both sides of. The assets, a miniseries about aldrich ames on abc the new. The series was executively produced by morgan hertzan, rudy bednar and andrew chapman. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Twentyfive years ago this week, ames was arrested because of the work of a small team of cia officers led by a quiet, unassuming grayhaired woman named jeanne vertefeuille the spy hunters. The assets, an eightpart abc miniseries about the ames case that begins on thursday, has british actors in almost all the lead roles, including ames paul rhys, but the creators are stuck. Traitor within you are looking for exciting, serious and realistic movies about with espionage, special agents, life is a bitch, alcohol abuse, dishonesty, undercover and government agency themes of drama and thriller genre shot in usa. Biden and the tale of aldrich ames the american spectator.
He is billed as the most notorious american spy ever. Heres abcs bob cia director james faced an audience of congressman anxious to know why it took nine years to figure out that aldridge ames was working for the kgb. More chilling than fiction, this taut drama chronicles the cias search to prove that one of its agents has succumbed to greed and is exchanging highly classified government secrets for money. Cia officer sandy grimes begins her investigation into the source of the problem and quickly discovers that this lost asset is just the tip of the iceberg.
Nova online secrets, lies, and atomic spies aldrich. Cold war soviet spies in the usa in the 1980s cia mole. At the time of his arrest, ames was a 31year veteran of the central intelligence. This movie is based on the real aldrich ames, who was the cia operative who sold secrets to the russians as the cold war was winding down in the late 80s. Jan 26, 2018 aldrich rick ames was desperate for money. The assets, a miniseries about aldrich ames on abc. Focus features on the aldrich ames trail with circle of. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Traitor within, is played here with twitchy serialkiller blandness by welsh actor paul rhys. One day in september 1993, four months after the f. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Aldrich hazen ames drove home the point that it could and did happen to cia. The movie is the methodical hunt that brought down ames, who received millions of dollars for his treachery and nearly got. Aldrich ames was an american spy who turned traitor and served the ussr from deep inside his position inside the cia headquarters in washington dc. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by retired cia officers sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille. Its the mid 80s, and aldrich ames is a 20 year cia man, with a middlelevel job, an alcohol problem, a wife who likes to spend a lot of money, and a load of debt. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confessions of a spy.
Agent, whose problems with alcohol and general ineptness had kept him from rising further in. Jan 27, 1995 one day in september 1993, four months after the f. Feb 19, 2019 aldrich ames was one of the most damaging moles in cia history. The two cia officers, who initially did not get on, were involved in tracking down the source of the internal leak within the organization and are portrayed by jodie whittaker and harriet. Ames was also included as a character in the 1997 frederick forsyth novel icon, in which he betrays several soviet agents recruited by the united states. It was june th, 1985, that aldrich ames, everyone knew as rick, gave the kgb ever known human asset that the cia had in the soviet union. Ames, a sweaty type previously played by timothy hutton in the 1998 showtime movie aldrich ames. Aldrich ames, in full aldrich hazen ames, born may 26, 1941, river falls, wisconsin, u. The real story of aldrich ames kindle edition by earley, pete.
The assets tells a true story about spying in the 80s. While working in soviet counterintelligence for the cia, ames provided over 100 names of agents working undercover in the soviet union. Traitor within 1998 full stream on movie, watch aldrich ames. His father was a college lecturer at the wisconsin state collegeriver falls and his mother a high school english teacher. Ive been watching movies for threequarters of a century and in several languages and. True story of aldrich ames, former head of counterespionage for the cia, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for passing secrets to the kgb during the course of eight years in order for him and his wife rosario ames to pay off amassed debts. Factbased story about a 90s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in us history. Central intelligence agency cia who was entrusted with discovering soviet spies and who himself became one of the most successful double agents for the soviet union and russia. The terrible secret of rosario ames washington post.
Central intelligence agency cia who was entrusted with discovering soviet spies and who himself became one of the most successful double agents for the soviet union and russia the son of a cia analyst, ames attended the university of chicago for two. Ames, the agents tracking him got their first chance to catch him in an act of spying. The assets is an eightpart american drama television miniseries that aired on abc in 2014. Until the revelation of the extent of robert hanssens spying seven years later, ames compromised more cia assets than any known soviet mole in american history. Vertefeuille was part of the small team who toiled for eight years to reveal aldrich ames for what he truly was. How aldrich ames betrayed the cia by selling secrets to the. Traitor within 1998 when a cia bureaucrat timothy hutton and his wife elizabeth pena amass huge debts, he decides to sell information to the kgb. Jan 02, 2014 the assets, an eightpart abc miniseries about the ames case that begins on thursday, has british actors in almost all the lead roles, including ames paul rhys, but the creators are stuck. The series was executively produced by morgan hertzan, rudy bednar and andrew. In late 1991, in an attempt to narrow their list of suspects, the fbi suggested ames be. After years of watching other company men surpass him, ames. Factbased story about a 90s espionage case that was. Nova online secrets, lies, and atomic spies aldrich hazen.
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