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7.5
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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 8

No film has caught the graven inhumanity and hollow intellectual chess game of move and counter-move charted by John Le Carre’s famous spy fiction, better than Martin Ritt’s masterful, if heavy, depiction of flawed idealism.

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pw
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En Carré-klassiker!

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Cast & Crew

Martin Ritt
Director
Bernard Lee
As Patmore
Richard Burton
As Alec Leamas
Cyril Cusack
As Control
Claire Bloom
As Nan Perry
Peter van Eyck
As Hans-Dieter Mundt
Warren Mitchell
As Mr. Zanfrello

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What is The Spy Who Came In from the Cold about? Toggle content

Forget James Bond for a moment and step into the real, dour and chilling world of spies and counterspies. The SpyCame in from the Cold, set during the height of the Cold War,s follows the story of British agent Alec Leamas, who refuses to "come in from the cold" and instead takes on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. With a carefully staged transformation, Leamas becomes a seemingly depressed and alcoholic assistant at a local library, where he begins a relationship with a young and idealistic member of the British Communist Party. Approached by East German Intelligence officers, Leamas expresses his willingness to sell British secrets for money but is actually working to carry out his secret mission - to gather information that suggests a high-ranking East German intelligence officer is a double agent. As Leamas navigates through his dangerous mission, he must confront his own demons and find a way to complete his assignment without getting caught. With a gripping plot, intense action, and a powerful performance from Richard Burton, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a thrilling and suspenseful ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Spy Who Came In from the Cold include Rosemary's Baby, Night Of The Bloody Apes, Irezumi, Operation Crossbow, Otto Lara Rezende ou... Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária, Lady in a Cage.

When was The Spy Who Came In from the Cold released in theaters? Toggle content

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold was released in theaters on December 16, 1965.