"John Le Carre's acclaimed bestselling novel, about a Cold War spy on one final, dangerous mission, is every bit as precise and ruthless onscreen in this adaptation directed by Martin Ritt. Richard Burton delivers one of his career-defining performances as Alec Leamas, whose hesitant but deeply felt relationship with a beautiful librarian (Claire Bloom) puts what he hopes will be his last assignment, in East Germany, in jeopardy. An intelligent, hard-edged, and even tragic thriller, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is etched with realism and suffused with genuine political and personal anxiety. "--Container.
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ISBN: B001EOQCJE
ISBN: 9781604650891
Physical Description:videorecordingvideodisc2 videodiscs (112 min. + extras) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., b&w ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.
General Note: Based on the novel by John Le Carre.Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.Special features: Disc one: New, restored high-definition digital transfer ; theatrical trailer ; Disc two: New video interview with author John le Carre ; selected-scene commentary featuring director of photography Oswald Morris ; The secret centre: John le Carre (2000), a BBC documentary on the author's extraordinary life and work ; a 1967 interview with Richard Burton from the BBC series Acting in the 60's, conducted by film critic Kenneth Tynan ; an audio conversation from 1985 between director Martin Ritt and film historian Patrick McGilligan ; gallery of set designs ; PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Sragow.1.85:1 aspect ratio.Home use only.English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Paramount Pictures presents ; a Salem production ; a Paramount Picture ; produced and directed by Martin Ritt ; screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper.
Participant or Performer Note: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner with Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack and Peter Van Eyck.