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The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (Hud, Norma Rae) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book. Academy Award-nominated Richard Burton (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Becket,1984) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by Claire Bloom (Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire), puts his assignment in jeopardy.Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (including Best British Film) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt’s career. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Original Release
05/26/1965
US Release
12/16/1965
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Burton | Alec Leamas |
Claire Bloom | Nan Perry / Nancy 'Nan' Perry |
Oskar Werner | Fiedler |
Sam Wanamaker | Peters |
George Voskovec | East German Defense Attorney / Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney |
Rupert Davies | George Smiley |
Cyril Cusack | Control |
Peter van Eyck | Hans-Dieter Mundt |
Michael Hordern | Ashe |
Robert Hardy | Dick Carlton |
Directors
Writers
John le Carré, Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Burton | Alec Leamas |
Claire Bloom | Nan Perry / Nancy 'Nan' Perry |
Oskar Werner | Fiedler |
Sam Wanamaker | Peters |
George Voskovec | East German Defense Attorney / 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 / Mr. Patmore - Grocer |
Beatrix Lehmann | Tribunal President |
Esmond Knight | Old Judge |
Tom Stern | CIA Agent |
Niall MacGinnis | German Checkpoint Guard / Checkpoint Charlie Guard |
Scot Finch | German Guide |
Anne Blake | Miss Crail |
George Mikell | German Checkpoint Guard / Checkpoint Charlie Guard |
Richard Marner | Vopo Captain |
Warren Mitchell | Mr. Zanfrello / Mr. Zanfrello - Grocery Customer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Martin Ritt | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1966 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1966 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1966 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |