The spy who came in from the cold
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Published
[Irvington, New York] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Edition
Special ed.
Language
English
UPC
715515033121

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
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Based on the novel: The spy who came in from the cold / by John Le Carré.
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Booklet includes an essay, "True Ritt", by film critic Michael Sragow.
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"Special edition double-disc set"--Container back.
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"Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen tvs"--Container back.
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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.
Creation/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.
Participants/Performers
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter Van Eyck.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen; restored high-definition digital, Dolby digital stereo.
Language
In English.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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