The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Martin Ritt Cast: Richard Burton
Richard Burton
, Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
, Oskar Werner
Oskar Werner
, Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Martin Ritt
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Martin Ritt Cast: Richard Burton
Richard Burton
, Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
, Oskar Werner
Oskar Werner
, Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Martin Ritt

Blu-ray (Black & White)

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Overview

Based on the novel by John Le Carre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold stars Richard Burton as a dispirited, end-of-tether British secret agent. He comes in from "the cold" (meaning he is pulled out of field operations) to act as a undercover man behind the Iron Curtain. To make his staged defection seem genuine, Burton goes on an alcoholic toot and is imprisoned and publicly humiliated. Once he has been accepted into East German espionage circles, Burton discovers that what he thought was his mission was a mere subterfuge--and that he's been set up as a pawn for an entirely different operation. Though Ireland and England "stand in" for East Berlin, Spy Who Came In From the Cold has the air of authenticity throughout, thanks in great part to the bleak black and white photography by Oswald Morris. The film was condemned as incomprehensible by those filmgoers accustomed to the simplistic melodramatics of James Bond; seen today, the double-crosses and double-double crosses seem all too clear and credible.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/10/2013
UPC: 0715515110716
Original Release: 1965
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:52:00
Sales rank: 9,334

Special Features

Exclusive, wide-ranging interview with author John le Carré; Selected-scene Commentary featuring Director of Photography Oswald Morris; The Secret Centre: John le Carré, a 2000 BBC documentary on the author's life and work; Interview with actor Richard Burton from a 1967 episode of the BBC series Acting in the 60's, conducted by critic Kenneth Tynan; Audio conversation from 1985 between Director Martin Ritt and film historian Patrick McGilligan; Gallery of set designs; Trailer; Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Burton Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom Nan Perry
Oskar Werner Fiedler
Cyril Cusack Control
Peter Van Eyck Hans-Dieter Mundt
Sam Wanamaker Peters
George Voskovec East German Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies Smiley
Michael Hordern Ashe
Robert Hardy Carlton
Bernard Lee Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann President of Tribunal
Esmond Knight Old Judge
Walter Gotell Holten
Tom Stern CIA Agent
Niall MacGinnis German Checkpoint Guard
George Mikell German Checkpoint Guard
Scot Finch German Guide,German Guide
Katherine Keeton Stripper
Richard Caldicott Mr. Pitt
Marianne Deeming Frau Floerdke
Michael Ripper Lofthouse
Henk Mobenberg Passport Officer
Richard Marner Vopo Captain
David Bauer Young Judge
Steve Plytas East German Judge
Anne Blake Miss Crail
Michael Ritterman Security Officer
Edward Harvey Man in the Shop
Nancy Nevinson Mrs. Zanfrello
Warren Mitchell Mr. Zanfrello
Philip Badoc Young German Officer
Philip Madoc Young German Officer
Richard Caldicot Mr. Pitt
Sol Kaplan Composer

Technical Credits
Martin Ritt Producer,Director
Guy Trosper Screenwriter
Paul Dehn Screenwriter
Gordon Daniel Sound Effects
John W. Mitchell Sound Effects
Guy Troper Screenwriter
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