The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Director: Martin Ritt

Writer: John le Carré,Paul Dehn,Guy Trosper

Countries of origin: United Kingdom

Language: Dutch, English

Release date: December 16, 1965

Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1

Also known as: John le Carré's The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

"The Spy Who Came In from the Cold" is a thriller film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom , Oscar Wernell, etc. It was released in the United States on December 16, 1965.

The film tells the story of British spy Alek Limas who accepts the secret ultimate mission, infiltrates East Germany, and tries to disintegrate the head of the East German intelligence agency Munt.

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By Chase 2022-03-22 09:02:59

Xiao kill

Director: A director is measured by whether his works are integrated. "Xiao Sha" is a term we often use to describe such classic films. I often wonder how a film can be controlled by a director to the level of "Xiao Sha". It's a black and white picture, an elegant composition, maybe the performance of the actors in place. . . . . . How many techniques you look familiar to you, when you think about it, co-authoring was left behind in the 1960s.

Editor: It's not so much a spy movie, I...
By Antwon 2022-03-22 09:02:59

Let everything make way for the Cold War!

The cold and sharp black-and-white images, the wide-angle long shots that often make the characters small, with British cold humor, and hidden political lines. All of these make the audience completely immersed in the environment of the Cold War.
) Richard Burton's character Leamas is alcoholic, irritable, and cynical. Why does he do this? Because as a double agent, he has seen too many tragic deaths of innocent people (like the cyclist who fled to the Western camp at the beginning of the...
By Sophia 2022-03-14 14:12:31

"Forced Pleasure" by a show master

Burton always shows his true temperament, in fact, this is a character set he made for himself, "Richard Burton, this is my title, my motto, my epitaph, my cross. I won I have gained a diabolical reputation that has absolutely nothing to do with my accomplishments as an actor, I am the infamous Richard Burton."
He is both a liar and a showman, and he can really be himself in a few days.
From when he was five or six years old, he was burned in the stove because he lied too much,...
By Kamryn 2022-03-14 08:01:02

The last straw that broke Limas

Discover a new interpretation of why Limas, the protagonist of "Berlin", went back to the east of the wall to find death - because his colleague Smiley, who came to meet him on the west side of the wall, asked him where the heroine was.
At that time, he was in the hesitation between his recently deceased lover and the hope of life. As a result, Smiley's words completely wiped out his last desire for life, and he crawled back to die for love on a whim.
I have a creepy feeling....
By Donavon 2022-03-14 08:01:02

The two women behind the film fight

Translated from Richard Burton: Prince of Flowers by Michael Moon
The Burtons have spent most of their time in the Swiss ski resort of Gözstad, from where he flew to London in January 1965 to meet director Martin Ritter to discuss the development of the Dublin film "The Blind Man". .
Unlike any James Bond spy movie of the time, it was a chilling thriller in black and white. Having lunch with Ritter is lead actress Claire Bloom, who plays the librarian who falls in love with...

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By Bette 2023-09-09 07:54:24

For example, in the eavesdropping storm, the special agent who developed sympathy for the listening object, such as the German businessman in Schindler's list who aroused the conscience of the slaughtered ethnic group, the literary world often pays special attention to the rare things in the real world. A gentle flame in this cold world can be regarded as a kind of idealistic...
By Kiera 2023-08-27 22:16:06

The front has been paving the way, but the plot is...
By Colton 2023-08-14 21:40:50

The story of cheating is not uncommon at first, and it is nothing to die for a few men in the world. But with such a lovely and innocent girl, it is a real...
By Fredy 2023-05-18 02:40:05

The concise and chilling atmosphere created by the skilled film noir technique in the first half is even more charming in my opinion than Melville, but unfortunately the long and mediocre court debate was too much vented, and the opposite of the story. Turning can't save you at...
By Nick 2023-01-06 20:13:08

The game is very exciting. You thought that the motherland would let you go to the enemy country to make countermeasures, but you are just a pawn in a bigger and deeper reverse protection scheme. People who have no conscience in espionage activities see that they are clever and conscientious. The first half was only worth four stars, the court trial was reversed once, the prison escape was reversed, and the script was upgraded. The soundtrack and atmosphere were charming, and the life was...

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Alec Leamas: [to Nan] All right, I'll tell you. I'll tell you what you were never, never to know. Mundt is London's man. He's their agent. They bought him while he was in England. We're witnessing the lousy end to a filthy, lousy operation to save Mundt's skin... to save him from a clever little Jew in Mundt's own department who had begun to suspect the truth. London made us kill him, kill the Jew. Now you know. God help us both.
Nan Perry: What was my part in all this? I want to know.

Alec Leamas: You were a pawn in the plot. London knew it was no good just killing Fiedler. If he'd been killed, people would've started asking by whom and why. Maybe he'd told friends he suspected Mundt. Maybe he'd left notes, incriminating notes. London had to eliminate suspicion. Public rehabilitation, that's what they organized for Mundt. I was sent to discredit him. He was sent to discredit me.

Nan Perry: And love?

Alec Leamas: We made it very easy for them. They used us. They cheated us both because it was necessary. Fiedler was nearly home already. If it hadn't been for us, Mundt would have been killed. They were bloody clever. All the way down the line they were bloody clever.

Nan Perry: Clever? They were foul! How can you turn the world upside down? What rules are you playing?

Alec Leamas: There's only one rule: expediency. Mundt gives London what it needs, so Fiedler dies and Mundt lives.
Control: Our work, as I understand it, is based on a single assumption that the West is never going to be the aggressor. Thus, we do disagreeable things, but we're defensive. Our policies are peaceful, but our methods can't afford to be less ruthless than those of the opposition, can they? You know, I'd say, uh... since the war, our methods - our techniques, that is - and those of the Communists, have become very much the same. Yes. I mean, occasionally... we have to do wicked things. Very wicked things, indeed. But, uh, you can't be less wicked than your enemies simply because your government's policy is benevolent, can you?

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