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Stark Cold War yarn about a burnt-out British agent in Berlin whose last mission is to infiltrate East German intelligence. He is recruited by an ambitious Communist operative, but his real role soon becomes all too apparent. Although not a big box-office hit in the era of James Bond and Harry Palmer, this gripping thriller brought an Oscar nomination for Burton.

Keywords:

Drama, Thriller, Spy, Based-on-Novel, Spy Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Actor Nominee

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1965) (UK) (4 Star)

Cast:

Richard Burton	.... Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom	.... Nan Perry
Oskar Werner	.... Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker	.... Peters
George Voskovec	.... East German Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies	.... George Smiley

Supporting Cast:

Cyril Cusack	.... Control
Peter van Eyck	.... Hans-Dieter Mundt
Michael Hordern	.... Ashe
Robert Hardy	.... Dick Carlton
Bernard Lee	.... Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann	.... Tribunal President
Esmond Knight	.... Old Judge
Tom Stern	.... CIA Agent
Niall MacGinnis	.... German Checkpoint Guard

Directors:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

John Le Carré
Paul Dehn