Details

Release year: 2010

Storyline

A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.

Top credits

Directors

Phillip Noyce

Writers

Kurt Wimmer

Cast

Angelina Jolie — Evelyn Salt
Liev Schreiber — Ted Winter
Chiwetel Ejiofor — Peabody
Daniel Olbrychski — Orlov

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• The movie was originally written with Salt as a male (Edwin A. Salt), and Tom Cruise was approached to play him. Ultimately, he backed out and the script was rewritten with a female lead and Angelina Jolie was cast.

• The compound that Salt makes in the interrogation room just before the tactical team attempts to gas her while she's still in the CIA office building is a mixture of ammonia and iodine. This makes ammonium triiodide, a very sensitive contact explosive, but only when the brown precipitate is completely dry. The mixture forms a brown paste that dries into crystalline form. Any pressure on the crystals will trigger them to explode - even a breath of air can set them off.

• Liev Schreiber accidentally gave away the twist ending while he was promoting the film on The Daily Show (1996). During the interview Jon Stewart referred to a "hot Russian spy" to which Schrieber replied, "Are you talking about me or Angelina?" Realizing his slip Schreiber quickly added, "She's the hot Russian spy. I'm the good - I'm her boss. Sorry. Whoa."