The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is a 1965 British Cold War spy film directed by Martin Ritt, screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper. It stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, and Oskar Werner.
Based on the 1963 John le Carré novel of the same name,…
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is a 1965 British Cold War spy film directed by Martin Ritt, screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper. It stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, and Oskar Werner.
Based on the 1963 John le Carré novel of the same name, the film depicts British agent Alec Leamas' mission as a faux defector to East Germany who is tasked with sowing damaging disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. The film closely follows the plot of the original source text.
One exception is that the name of the principal female character in the novel, Liz Gold, is changed to Nan Perry in the film, reputedly because the producers were worried about the potential confusion in the media with Burton's then wife, Elizabeth Taylor.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold was a box-office success, receiving positive reviews, and several awards, including four BAFTA Awards for Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction. For his performance, Richard Burton received the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor, the Golden Laurel Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
The film was named one of the top ten films of 1966 by the National Board of Review in the United States.
Cast & Characters:
Richard Burton as Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom as Nan Perry
Oskar Werner as Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker as Peters
George Voskovec as East German Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies as George Smiley
Cyril Cusack as Control
Peter van Eyck as Hans-Dieter Mundt
Michael Hordern as Ashe
Robert Hardy as Dick Carlton
Bernard Lee as Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann as Tribunal President
Esmond Knight as Old Judge
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