THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (1965)

MARTIN RITT

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Cast

RICHARD BURTON CLAIRE BLOOM OSKAR WERNER RUPERT DAVIES CYRIL CUSACK PETER VAN EYCK SAM WANAMAKER GEORGE VOSKOVEC JOHN LE CARRE

Plot

Spying is a sleazy game in this first adaptation of a John Le Carre novel. Burton, here at his very best, is sent over as a double agent in order to give information to discredit an East German spy boss, but all is not as it seems and dirty sacrifices are being made to further British aims.