| Description |
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen; restored high-definition, Dolby digital, stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by John Le Carré. |
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Orignally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
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Special features: interviews with John Le Carre and Oswald Morris; The secret center: John Le Carré (2000), a BBC documentary; Acting in the 60s; gallery of set designs; theatrical trailer; essay by critic Michael Sragow. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Oswald Morris. |
| Summary |
After a fellow spy is murdered, an agent who is working as a defected spy trying to get inside information realizes that he is just as expendable as his fellow agent. . |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Cold War -- Secret service -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
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Bloom, Claire, 1931-
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Le Carré, John, 1931-2020.
Spy who came in from the cold.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604650891 |
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1604650893 |
| Standard No. |
715515033121 |
| Music No. |
CC1775D Criterion Collection |
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