112 mins |
Rated
PG (Low level violence)
Directed by Martin Ritt
Starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner
Playing as part of Academy's I, SPY FILM FESTIVAL June 02 -14.
The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (HUD, NORMA RAE) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book.
Academy Award-nominated Richard Burton (WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, BECKET, 1984) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by Claire Bloom (HAMLET, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE), puts his assignment in jeopardy.
Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (including Best British Film) THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt’s career.
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Playing as part of Academy's I, SPY FILM FESTIVAL June 02 -14.
The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (HUD, NORMA RAE) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book.
Academy Award-nominated Richard Burton (WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, BECKET, 1984) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by Claire Bloom (HAMLET, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE), puts his assignment in jeopardy.
Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (including Best British Film) THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt’s career.