The spy who came in from the cold

Blu-ray 2013

The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carre, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book. Richard Burton plays Alec Leamas, whose relationship with a beautiful librarian, puts his assignment in jeopardy.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Espionage, Communist Drama

Espionage, East German Drama

Intelligence service Great Britain Drama

Moles (Spies) Drama

Smiley, George (Fictitious character) Drama

Spies Great Britain Drama

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ISBN:

9781604657814
1604657812

Edition:

Blu-ray special edition

Description:

1 Blu-ray disc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : black and white illustrations ; 17 cm)
monochrome
digital optical stereo
video file Blu-ray

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Spy who came in from the cold (Motion picture)

Notes:

Based on the novel by John le Carré
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965
Special features: interviews with John Le Carre, Oswald Morris and Richard Burton; The secret center: John Le Carré (2000), a BBC documentary; selected-scene commentary featuring director of photography Oswald Morris; audio conversation (1985) between director Martin Ritt and film historian Patrick McGilligan; gallery of set designs; theatrical trailer; essay by critic Michael Sragow
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Anthony Harvey ; music composer and conductor, Sol Kaplan
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wannamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter Van Eyck
Blu-ray; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital stereo
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles

Control Number:

958235

UPC:

715515110716

Other Authors:

Bloom, Claire, 1931-
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976
Kaplan, Sol
Le Carré, John, 1931-2020. Spy who came in from the cold
Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990
Salem Films
Trosper, Guy, 1911-1963
Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993
Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984

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