Starring Alan Bates, Ellen Burstyn and Teri Garr. Based on true events surrounding Peter & Helen Kroger who were part of the Portland Spy ring operating in Britain in the 1950s and 60s. An unlikely friendship between an American and a British woman is tested when their lives are invaded by spies and espionage.

PACK OF LIES
Starring
Alan Bates, Ellen Burstyn and Teri Garr

Pack of Lies. DVD

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Based on true events surrounding Peter & Helen Kroger who were part of the Portland Spy ring operating in Britain in the 1950s and 60s. Barbara Jackson (Ellen Burstyn) is the perfect middle-class English woman, quiet, dutiful and even tempered. Her American neighbor Helen Schaefer is the complete opposite: outspoken, mercurial and vivacious. However, their unlikely friendship is put to a terrible test when a British security official (Alan Bates) asks Barbara if she will give permission for her home to be used as a lookout post during an espionage operation. In the interest of "national security", Barbara reluctantly agrees to cooperate. Only later does she realize the investigation may involve betraying her friend Helen.

Running time 96 minutes