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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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Synopsis
Based on the novel by John Le Carre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold stars Richard Burton as a dispirited, end-of-tether British secret agent. He comes in from "the cold" (meaning he is pulled out of field operations) to act as a undercover man behind the Iron Curtain. To make his staged defection seem genuine, Burton goes on an alcoholic toot and is imprisoned and publicly humiliated. Once he has been accepted into East German espionage circles, Burton discovers that what he thought was his mission was a mere subterfuge--and that he's been set up as a pawn for an entirely different operation. Though Ireland and England "stand in" for East Berlin, Spy Who Came In From the Cold has the air of authenticity throughout, thanks in great part to the bleak black and white photography by Oswald Morris. The film was condemned as incomprehensible by those filmgoers accustomed to the simplistic melodramatics of James Bond; seen today, the double-crosses and double-double crosses seem all too clear and credible. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Anne Blake Miss Crail
Claire Bloom Nan Perry
Cyril Cusack Control
Robert Hardy Carlton
Michael Hordern Ashe
Esmond Knight Old Judge
Bernard Lee Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann President of Tribunal
Niall MacGinnis Guard
Richard Marner Vopo Captain
George Mikell German Checkpoint Guard
Warren Mitchell Mr. Zanfrello
Steve Plytas East German Judge
Peter Van Eyck Hans-Dieter Mundt
George Voskovec East German Defense Attorney
Oskar Werner Fiedler
Richard Burton Alec Leamas
Rupert Davies George Smiley
Scot Finch German Guide
Sam Wanamaker Peters
Tom Stern CIA Agent

Production Crew

Edward Marshall Art Director
John Le Carré Book Author
Oswald Morris Cinematographer
Sol Kaplan Composer (Music Score)
Motley Costume Designer
Martin Ritt Director
Anthony Harvey Editor
George Frost Makeup
Martin Ritt Producer
Hal Pereira Production Designer
Josie MacAvin Production Designer
Tambi Larsen Production Designer
Ted Marshall Production Designer
Guy Troper Screenwriter
Paul Dehn Screenwriter
Josie MacAvin Set Designer
Year: 1965
Runtime: 110
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Spy Film

Produced by
Paramount
Salem Films

Release
by Paramount

Awards
1965 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1965 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1966 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1966 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy Awards
1966 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television
1966 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy of Film and Television