The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (film)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1965 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by John le Carré. It was adapted by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper and stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, Rupert Davies and Cyril Cusack. It was directed by Martin Ritt.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White. Oskar Werner won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. The film was awarded four BAFTA Awards, including Best British Film and Best British Actor (Burton).
The film follows closely the plot of the
novel. One exception is that the name of the principal female character, "Liz"
in the novel, is changed to "Nan."
Directed by Martin Ritt
Produced
by Martin Ritt
Cast
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 (as
Peter Van Eyck)
Michael Hordern - Ashe
Robert Hardy - Dick Carlton
Bernard Lee - Patmore
Beatrix Lehmann - Tribunal President
Esmond Knight
- Old Judge
Tom Stern - CIA Agent
Niall MacGinnis - German Checkpoint
Guard
Scott Finch - German Guide (as Scot Finch)
Anne Blake - Miss Crail
George Mikell - German Checkpoint Guard
Richard Marner - Vopo Captain
Warren Mitchell - Mr. Zanfrello
Steve Plytas - East German Judge
rest
of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Caldicot - Mr. Pitt (scenes deleted)
Michael Ripper - Lofthouse (scenes deleted)
David Bauer - Young Judge
Marianne Deeming - Frau Floerdke
Walter Gotell - Holten
Edward
Harvey - Man in the Shop
Katherine Keeton - Stripper at the Pussywillow club
Philip Madoc - Young German Officer
Henk Molenberg - Dutch customs officer
Nancy Nevinson - Mrs. Zanfrello
Michael Rittermann - Security Officer
Music by Sol Kaplan
Cinematography Oswald Morris
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