Seinfeld

SEINFELD BLOG

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

starring: Richard Burton, Oskar Werner, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec
directed by: Martin Ritt

: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
See Larger Image
List Price: $9.98
You Pay Only: $6.99
You Save: $2.99 (30%)
Prices subject to change.



Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours




Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792198710
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792198719
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 13, 2004
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 4787
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 16, 1965



Related Items:

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A cynical british spy plays cold war games with an east german spy. From the john le carre novel. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/11/2006 Starring: Richard Burton Oscar Werner Run time: 112 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Martin Ritt

Amazon.com:
John le Carre's classic spy yarn gets a suitably brisk, unromanticized telling in this quintessential Cold War movie. A British agent (Richard Burton) sets up an elaborate cover story for being lured into defecting to the Communists, but he hardly needs to manufacture his disgust and cynicism over spying. The grim business of point-counterpoint espionage has rarely been depicted with less glamour; Burton's great climactic speech on the subject is the definitive take on sinking to the level of the enemy. Claire Bloom is an offbeat love interest, and a bearded Oskar Werner is an East German investigator on Burton's case (the pecking order in the Communist spy hierarchy is a source of black humor). Director Martin Ritt extends his unvarnished approach to the movie's stripped-down look, which means that Richard Burton is constantly in a harsh, unflattering light. He looks terrible, but it's in the service of a fine performance. --Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Cold War is Chilly
This is the classic John LeCarre thriller. I read it in college and was so moved by it, I never forgot ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Classic cold-war thriller
Classic cold-war thriller that portrays the sacrifice of the individual for the good of the state. The ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Superb adaptation
Having read the novel by LeCarre, I can't imagine anyone but Richard Burton as the burnt-out false defector ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - grim story accurately portrayed
This is an adaptation of the first popular novel by John le Carre (David Cornwell) who served in MI6 just after ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 5 stars for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
This movie makes you feel like you are back in the cold war era. The main character's life and job are nothinglike ... Read More

More The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Reviews

Browse for similar items by category:







Copyright ©2003, Mark Carey.