The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Martin Ritt, 1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
John le Carré, 1963
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a movie directed by Martin Ritt in 1965 and based on the book of the same name by John le Carré, first published in 1963. The movie features Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, and others.
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Storyline
The West Berlin office of MI6, under station chief Alec Leamas, has suffered from reduced effectiveness. Leamas is approached by a series of operatives, each one passing him up the chain of the East German intelligence service, and he expresses a willingness to sell British secrets for money.
Movie vs Book
Year
1965
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Original title: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Director: Martin Ritt
Country: UK
Year: 1965
Length: 1h52m
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Year
1963
Pages
224
Book Rate
8.10
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Book
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Author: John le Carré
Country: UK
First published in: 1963
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: George Smiley
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“There are things in the book you could never do in a movie.”
NOAH HATHAWAY (Actor)
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