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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
(1965)
Genre(s):
Books to Film: John Le Carre, Docudrama, Foreign Intrigue, Great Escapes, Mystery & Suspense, Spies & Espionage
Cast:
Richard Burton, Oskar Werner, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Van Eyck, Cyril Cusack, Rupert Davies, Michael Hordern; DIRECTED BY: Martin Ritt; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Oswald Morris. PRODUCER: Paramount Pictures.
Awards:
British Acad. 1966: Film; Golden Globes 1966: Support. Actor (Werner).
Review:
The acclaimed adaptation of the John Le Carre novel about an aging British spy who attempts to infiltrate the East German agency. Prototypical Cold War thriller, with emphasis on de-glamorizing espionage. Gritty and superbly realistic with a documentary style which hampered it at the boxoffice.
NSS:
65-362
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