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The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré (The Tailor of Panama), about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (Hud) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book. Richard Burton (Becket) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with a beautiful librarian, played by Claire Bloom (Richard III), puts his assignment in jeopardy. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt’s career.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner
Directors: Martin Ritt
Format: Blu-ray, Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: September 10, 2013
Run Time: 112 minutes
Special Features
High-definition digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
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 ’60s, 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
Richard Burton Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom Nan Perry
Oskar Werner Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker Peters
George Voskovec East German Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies George Smiley
Cyril Cusack Control
Peter Van Eyck Hans-Dieter Mundt
Michael Hordern Ashe
David Bauer Young Judge
Anne Blake Miss Crail
Richard Caldicot Mr. Pitt
Marianne Deeming Frau Floerdke
Scot Finch German Guide
Niall MacGinnis Guard
Walter Gotell Holten
Robert Hardy Carlton
Edward Harvey Man in the Shop
Katherine Keeton Stripper
Esmond Knight Old Judge
Bernard Lee Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann President of Tribunal
Richard Marner Vopo Captain
George Mikell German Checkpoint Guard
Warren Mitchell Mr. Zanfrello
Nancy Nevinson Mrs. Zanfrello
Steve Plytas East German Judge
Michael Ripper Lofthouse
Michael Ritterman Security Officer
Tom Stern CIA Agent
Technical Credits
Martin Ritt Director, Producer
Edward Marshall Art Director
Oswald Morris Cinematographer
Motley Costumes/Costume Designer
George Frost Makeup
Tambi Larsen Production Designer
Josie MacAvin Production Designer, Set Decoration/Design
Ted Marshall Production Designer
Hal Pereira Production Designer
Sol Kaplan Score Composer
Paul Dehn Screenwriter
Guy Troper Screenwriter
John le Carre Source Author
Anthony Harvey Editor
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