Story Line
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.
“Brace yourself for greatness.”
Top Cast
Richard Burton
Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom
Nan Perry
Oskar Werner
Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker
Peters
George Voskovec
East German Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies
George Smiley
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
1965-12-16
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
DramaThriller
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
8/10
•10/4/2015Frosty 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 We...
Wuchak
6/10
•3/3/2024**_Talky, brooding B&W spy drama during the Cold War with Richard Burton_**
In the early ’60s, an alcoholic British intelligence agent (Richard Burton) is sent behind the Iron Curtain to East Germany disguised as a defector, but intending to sprea...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•9/5/2024There's an authenticity about the performance from Richard Burton in this cold war thriller that, alongside some well paced direction from Martin Ritt really helps it hit home. His character ("Leamas") is assigned one final task, to deal with the dup...