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The Deadly Affair
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Synopsis
John LeCarre's Call for the Dead was the basis for this gloomy, complex spy story. James Mason plays a British secret agent puzzled by the sudden suicide of Foreign Office higher-up Robert Flemyng. Mason had worked on Flemyng's security clearance himself, and can't fathom what personality quirk he might have missed. The agent suspects that the dead man's wife (Simone Signoret), a concentration camp survivor, may hold the answer to Flemyng's despair, but the Foreign Office wants Mason to drop the case. Mason hires retiring Inspector Harry Andrews to do some private detective work. What Mason and Andrews find out is more insidious than they've imagined; worse, Mason is saddled with a new dilemma--his wife (Harriet Andersson) has been unfaithful with a colleague (Maximillian Schell). The Deadly Affair is not for the spell-things-out James Bond crowd, but those willing to stick with it will find the experience rewarding, if ultimately depressing. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Max Adrian Adviser
Harriet Andersson Anna Dobbs
Harry Andrews Inspector Mendel
Sheraton Blount Eunice Scarr
Michael Brennan Barman
Michael Bryant Gaveston
Maria Charles Blonde
John Dimech Waiter
Robert Flemyng Samuel Fennan
Kenneth Haigh Bill Appleby
Paul Hardwick Young Mortimer
Janet Hargreaves Ticket Clerk
Charles Kay Lightborn
Roy Kinnear Adam Scarr
Gertan Klauber Businessman
Margaret Lacey Mrs. Bird
Petra Markham Daughter at Theater
June Murphy Witch
Corin Redgrave David
Lynn Redgrave Virgin
Dennis Shaw Landlord
Simone Signoret Elsa Fennan
Amanda Walker Brunette
David Warner Edward
Timothy West Matrevis
Les White Harek
Frank Williams Second Witch
James Mason Charles Dobbs
Maximilian Schell Dieter Frey
Julian Sherrier Waiter
Richard Steele Businessman

Production Crew

John Howell Art Director
John Le Carré Book Author
Freddie Young Cinematographer
Quincy Jones Composer (Music Score)
Cynthia Tingey Costume Designer
Sidney Lumet Director
Thelma Connell Editor
Ted Sturgis First Assistant Director
Jill Carpenter Makeup
Denis O'Dell Producer
Sidney Lumet Producer
Paul Dehn Screenwriter
Pamela Cornell Set Designer
Astrud Gilberto Singer
Year: 1967
Runtime: 107
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Spy Film

Produced by
Columbia Pictures

Release
by Columbia Pictures

Awards
1967 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1967 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1967 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television