Fresh
An excellent contemporary espionage drama of the Cold War which achieves solid impact via emphasis on human values, total absence of mechanical spy gimmickry, and perfectly controlled underplaying.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Brace yourself for greatness.
1965 · 1h 52m · Not Rated
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Martin Ritt
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Ritt Director
- 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 Cast
- Robert Hardy Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What finally impresses, however, is the sheer seediness of so much of the film, with characters, buildings, and landscapes lent convincingly grubby life by Oswald Morris' excellent monochrome camera-work.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The film makes you believe it could have happened. And that's the remarkable thing.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
Grim, monotonous, and rather facile, though Richard Burton's aging agent has some honest poignancy.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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