The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 PG-13 1h 52m

7.1 /10

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Genre

Drama Thriller

Plot

British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

Director

Martin Ritt

Writers

John le Carré Guy Trosper Paul Dehn

Stars

Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner

Cast & Crew

East German Defense Attorney

German Checkpoint Guard

German Checkpoint Guard

Young Judge (uncredited)

Richard Caldicot

Mr. Pitt - Employment Officer (uncredited)

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Marianne Deeming

Frau Floerdke (uncredited)

Man in Shop (uncredited)

Geoffrey Keen

British Sentry (Sgt.) at Checkpoint Charlie (uncredited)

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Katherine Keeton

Pussywillow Club Stripper (uncredited)

Philip Madoc

Young German Officer (uncredited)

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Henk Molenberg

Dutch Customs Officer (uncredited)

Nancy Nevinson

Mrs. Zanfrello - Grocery Customer (uncredited)

John Quentin

Pawson (uncredited)

Michael Ripper

Lofthouse - Library Assistant (uncredited)

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Michael Rittermann

Security Officer (uncredited)

Karl Riemeck (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

5 Sep 2024

There's an authenticity about the performance from Richard Burton in this cold war thriller that, alongside some well paced direction from Martin Ritt...

Wuchak

3 Mar 2024

**_Talky, brooding B&W spy drama during the Cold War with Richard Burton_** In the early ’60s, an alcoholic British intelligence agent (Richard Bur...

John Chard

4 Oct 2015

Frosty reception assured. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is directed by Martin Ritt and adapted to screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper from ...