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The spy who came in from the cold

After a fellow spy is murdered, an agent is assigned to pretend he is defecting, but soon suspects that the layers of betrayal go far beyond what was originally expected.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation, Salem Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976, Trosper, Guy, 1911-1963, Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990, Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, Bloom, Claire, 1931-, Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984, Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993, Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981, Davies, Rupert, 1916-1976, Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993, Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969, Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014, Harvey, Anthony, 1930-2017, Kaplan, Sol, Le Carré, John, 1931-2020
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[Irvington, New York] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 452.
Subjects:	Intelligence service > Great Britain > Drama. Cold War > Secret service > Drama. Spy films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:	After a fellow spy is murdered, an agent is assigned to pretend he is defecting, but soon suspects that the layers of betrayal go far beyond what was originally expected.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. Based on the novel: The spy who came in from the cold / by John Le Carré. Booklet includes an essay, "True Ritt", by film critic Michael Sragow. "Special edition double-disc set"--Container back "Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen tvs"--Container back Special features (disc 1): theatrical trailer (2 min.). Special features (disc 2): interview with John Le Carre (39 min.); "The secret centre: John Le Carré" documentary (60 min); audio conversation from 1985 between Martin Ritt and film historian Patrick McGilligan (49 min.); selected-scene commentary with Oswald Morris (40 min.); 1967 interview with Richard Burton from the BBC series "Acting in the 60s" with film critic Kenneth Tynan (34 min.); gallery of set designs.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] pages ; 19 cm)
Format:	DVD; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen; restored high-definition digital, Dolby digital stereo.
Awards:	BAFTA Awards, 1967: Best British actor (Richard Burton) ; Best British art direction (b/w) (Tambi Larsen) ; Best British cinematography (b/w) (Oswald Morris) ; Best British film (Martin Ritt) David di Donatello Awards, 1966: Best foreign actor (Richard Burton) Edgar Allan Poe Awards, 1966: Best motion picture (Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper) Golden Globes, USA, 1966: Best supporting actor (Oskar Werner) Laurel Awards, 1966: Dramatic performance, male (Richard Burton)
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Oswald Morris ; editor, Anthony Harvey ; music composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan ; camera operator, Brian West ; art editor, Edward Marshall ; director of photography, Oswald Morris.
ISBN:	9781604650891 1604650893
Access:	Educational and home use only.