Overview:
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.| Status: | Released (1965-12-16) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $7,600,000 |
| Screen: | John le Carré, Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper |
| Productions: | Salem Films Limited |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Nederlands |
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Casts
- 5341: Richard Burton - Alec Leamas
- 29545: Claire Bloom - Nan Perry
- 18216: Oskar Werner - Fiedler
- 21520: Sam Wanamaker - Peters
- 5254: George Voskovec - East German Defense Attorney
- 74689: Rupert Davies - George Smiley
- 4973: Cyril Cusack - Control
Crews
- 18854: Martin Ritt - Director - Directing
- 20422: John le Carré - Novel - Writing
- 9916: Paul Dehn - Screenplay - Writing
- 13778: Guy Trosper - Screenplay - Writing
- 18854: Martin Ritt - Producer - Production
- 10339: Oswald Morris - Director of Photography - Camera
- 12009: Anthony Harvey - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Frosty reception assured. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is directed by Martin Ritt and adapted to screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper from the novel of the same name written by John le Carré. It stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamake ....
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**_Talky, brooding B&W spy drama during the Cold War with Richard Burton_** In the early ’60s, an alcoholic British intelligence agent (Richard Burton) is sent behind the Iron Curtain to East Germany disguised as a defector, but intending to spread disinformation. Based on the ....
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There's an authenticity about the performance from Richard Burton in this cold war thriller that, alongside some well paced direction from Martin Ritt really helps it hit home. His character ("Leamas") is assigned one final task, to deal with the duplicitous Peter van Eyck ("Mundt") ....
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