UK,
1965, 112 min
Directed by:
Martin RittCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Sol KaplanCast:
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Robert Hardy (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book. Richard Burton is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by Claire Bloom, 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. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1966 - Richard Burton (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1966 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1967 - Richard Burton (Best British Actor)
- 1967 - Oswald Morris (Best British Cinematography - Black and White)
- 1967 - Best British Art Direction - Black and White
- 1967 - Martin Ritt (Outstanding British Film)
- 1967 - Best Film
- 1967 - Oskar Werner (Best Foreign Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1966 - Oskar Werner (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)