A Different Loyalty

A Different Loyalty is a 2004 drama film inspired by the story of British traitor Kim Philby's love affair and marriage to Eleanor Brewer in Beirut and his eventual defection to the Soviet Union.^[1] The story takes place in the 1960s and stars Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett. In the film, the characters have fictitious names. The film was entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]

A Different Loyalty
Directed by	Marek Kanievska
Written by	Jim Piddock
Produced by	Michael Cowan Richard Lalonde Jason Piette Jan H. Vocke
Starring	Sharon Stone Rupert Everett Julian Wadham
Cinematography	Jean Lépine
Edited by	Yvann Thibaudeau
Music by	Normand Corbeil
Distributed by	Lions Gate Entertainment
Release date	May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Canada United Kingdom United States
Language	English

Though not credited, the story is based on Eleanor Brewer Philby's 1967 book Kim Philby: The Spy I Loved, published in 1967. The screenplay was written by Jim Piddock. It was a Canada/UK/United States co-production. A Different Loyalty was not released theatrically in the United States.

Cast

• Sharon Stone as Sally Tyler Cauffield
• Rupert Everett as Leo Cauffield
• Julian Wadham as Andrew Darcy (based on Nicholas Elliott)
• Michael Cochrane as Dick Madsen
• Anne Lambton as Cynthia Cauffield (as Ann Lambton)
• Jim Piddock as George Quennell (based on Donald Maclean)
• Richard McMillan as Angus Petherbridge (based on Guy Burgess)
• Mimi Kuzyk as Leslie Quennell
• Emily VanCamp as Jen Tyler
• Tamara Hope as Lucy Cauffield
• Mark Rendall as Oliver Cauffield