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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)

71% User Rating
1h 52min
Drama
Thriller

"Brace yourself for greatness."

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.

Martin RittDirector

Cast

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Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Alec Leamas

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Nan Perry

Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Fiedler

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Peters

George Voskovec

George Voskovec

East German Defense Attorney

Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies

George Smiley

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Control

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Hans-Dieter Mundt

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Ashe

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Dick Carlton

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Patmore

Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix Lehmann

Tribunal President

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Old Judge

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

German Checkpoint Guard

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Scot Finch

German Guide

Anne Blake

Anne Blake

Miss Crail

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George Mikell

German Checkpoint Guard

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Vopo Captain

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Mr. Zanfrello

Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

East German Judge

Tom Stern

Tom Stern

CIA Agent

Graham Armitage

Graham Armitage

Pawson (uncredited)

David Bauer

David Bauer

Young Judge (uncredited)

Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot

Mr. Pitt - Employment Officer (uncredited)

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Marianne Deeming

Frau Floerdke (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Holten (uncredited)

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Edward Harvey

Man in Shop (uncredited)

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

British Sentry (Sgt.) at Checkpoint Charlie (uncredited)

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Katherine Keeton

Pussywillow Club Stripper (uncredited)

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

Young German Officer (uncredited)

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Henk Molenberg

Dutch Customs Officer (uncredited)

Nancy Nevinson

Nancy Nevinson

Mrs. Zanfrello - Grocery Customer (uncredited)

John Quentin

John Quentin

Pawson (uncredited)

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Lofthouse - Library Assistant (uncredited)

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Michael Rittermann

Security Officer (uncredited)

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Richard Shaw

Guard (uncredited)

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Terry Yorke

Karl Riemeck (uncredited)

Reviews (3)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 80%

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. Music is by Sol Kaplan and cinematography by Oswald Morris. Disillusioned spy Alex Leamas (Burton) returns from Berlin and is required to "come in from the cold" and work in a stable everyday job environment. But this is just a small piece of a much bigger jigsaw… From start to finish this is a deliberate downer of a movie, the complete flipside to the spy adventures served up in other high energy filmic quarters. Filmed in coarse monochrome to set the mood, picture is often depressing, overtly talky and complex in its characterisations and narrative bent. However, those things are not hindrances, for this is undeniably adult stuff, oozing with intelligence and intricacies for the mature film fan, a clinically spun web of pawns, manipulations and distrustful men. The Cold War backdrop is marked as deathly cold, where the grey weather is only matched by the colourless complexion of Burton's depressed spy. As the twists rack up and the tension noose is tightened, Ritt and his cast of excellent performers are only interested in keeping it real, right up to, and including, the devastating finale. Not one to turn to when in need of a pick-me-up, or in fact a film you want to watch perennially, but certainly it's a piece of work that serves to remind us that intense well written and performed cinema is always available to view when the mood fits. 8/10

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