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Bookmark this pageThe Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1965)
Director: Martin Ritt
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From Time Out Film Guide
Without his customary good liberal message to hang on to, Ritt is forced to rely on pure professionalism, and as a result turns out one of his better films. John Le Carré's novel about betrayal and disillusionment in the world of East/West espionage is treated with intelligence and a disarming lack of sentimentality or moralising, while Burton gives one of his best screen performances as the spy out to get even with an East German counterpart. What finally impresses, however, is the sheer seediness of so much of the film, with characters, buildings, and landscapes lent convincingly grubby life by Oswald Morris' excellent monochrome camera-work.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Martin Ritt
Producer: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter Van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Robert Hardy, Bernard Lee, Beatrix Lehmann, Esmond Knight full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 112 mins
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