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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is a 1965 British spy film based on the 1963 novel of the same name by John le Carré. The film stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, and Oskar Werner. It was directed by Martin Ritt, and the screenplay was written by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British agent, being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer.
A 1965 spy thriller based on John le Carré's novel, starring Richard Burton as a British agent in East Germany. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carre brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career but undertakes one final, bone-chilling assignment.
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At the height of the Cold War, British spy Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is nearly ready to retire, but first he has to take on one last dangerous assignment. Going deep undercover, he poses as...
A film adaptation of John le Carré's novel about a Cold War spy in East Germany, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Richard Burton. The Criterion Collection offers a restored Blu-ray edition with interviews, commentary, and other features.
