Truth Be Told
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"Truth Be Told" is the pilot episode of the television series Alias, introducing CIA double agent Sydney Bristow and the show's central espionage premise.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | J. J. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Bradley Cooper
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Edward Atterton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Garner NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrin Dungey NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Vartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Rifkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Garber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arvin Sloane
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Danny Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Francie Calfo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Bristow NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Vaughn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Bristow NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Tippin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsNarrativeDevice | flashforward cold open ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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drama ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Sydney Bristow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
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SD-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesPremise | CIA double agent leading a double life ⓘ |
| leadCharacterCoverEmployer | Credit Dauphine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterEmployer | SD-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation |
covert operative
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graduate student ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Sydney Bristow becoming a double agent for the CIA ⓘ |
| narrativeTurningPoint |
Sydney Bristow learns SD-6 is not a real CIA division
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murder of Sydney Bristow's fiancé Danny Hecht ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing Alias mythology and central espionage premise ⓘ |
| openingSceneLocation | Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2001-09-30 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Alias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bad Robot Productions
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Touchstone Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 66 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | J. J. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| writer | J. J. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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