''Windsor Protocol'' is a 1997 British-Canadian

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directed by

George Mihalka George Mihalka (born 1953) is a Hungarian-born Canadian filmmaker. He is known for his 1981 slasher film '' My Bloody Valentine'' which was remade in 2009. Career In Canada since 1963, George Mihalka studied film at Concordia University in Mo ...

and starring

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. It is "''inspired by the characters created by

Jack Higgins Henry "Harry" Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1975) sol ...

''", particularly Sean Dillon. The Windsor Protocol is a list created by

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that will help revive the Nazi party; Dillon must find it before it falls into the wrong hands.

Cast

as Sean Dillon *

Macha Grenon Macha Grenon (born June 7, 1968) is a Canadian film and television actress.Chris Wiggins Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor. Career He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably ...

as Sir Charles Ferguson *

Lisa Bronwyn Moore Lisa Bronwyn Moore is a Canadian actress who has worked extensively in film and television. She had supporting roles in the movies ''Windsor Protocol'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', ''The Courage To Love'' and ''Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story ...

as Lenny *

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as Gerhardt Heinzer / Albert Greenfield * Eugene Clark as Vice President Anson Powers

Production

It was followed by ''

Thunder Point Thunder Point is a novel in the Sean Dillon series by Jack Higgins, published in 1993. Plot summary Amateur diver Henry Baker goes diving in the Caribbean, when he finds the wreck of a German U-boat. Inside he finds a briefcase which he take ...

'' (1998), also starring

as Sean Dillon and

Chris Wiggins Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor. Career He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably ...

as Sir Charles Ferguson.

External links

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