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.
| Corporate Author: | Paramount Pictures Corporation., Salem Films., Criterion Collection (Firm) |
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| 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.
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: |
Criterion collection ;
452. |
| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| 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. |