The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
“Brace yourself for greatness.”
Director: Martin Ritt
Producer: Martin Ritt
Overview
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
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Cast
Richard Burton
Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom
Nancy 'Nan' Perry
Oskar Werner
Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker
Peters
George Voskovec
Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies
George Smiley
Cyril Cusack
Control
Peter van Eyck
Hans-Dieter Mundt
Michael Hordern
Ashe
Robert Hardy
Dick Carlton
Bernard Lee
Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann
Tribunal President
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Reviews
8.0John Chard
October 4, 2015
Frosty reception assured. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is directed by Martin Ritt and adapted to screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper from the novel of the same name written by John le Carré. It stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, Rupert Davies and Cyril Cusack. M…
6.0Wuchak
March 3, 2024
**_Talky, brooding B&W spy drama during the Cold War with Richard Burton_** In the early ’60s, an alcoholic British intelligence agent (Richard Burton) is sent behind the Iron Curtain to East Germany disguised as a defector, but intending to spread disinformation. Based on the 1963 novel by John le Carré, "The S…
7.0CinemaSerf
September 5, 2024
There's an authenticity about the performance from Richard Burton in this cold war thriller that, alongside some well paced direction from Martin Ritt really helps it hit home. His character ("Leamas") is assigned one final task, to deal with the duplicitous Peter van Eyck ("Mundt") who appears to be systematically rem…