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Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
John le Carré (novel)
Paul Dehn (screenplay)
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Release Date:
October 1966 (UK) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Plot:
A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 BAFTA Film Awards. more
User Comments:
Psychological spy thriller; a 'must see' for James Mason fans more

Cast

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James Mason ... Charles Dobbs

Simone Signoret ... Elsa Fennan
Maximilian Schell ... Dieter Frey
Harriet Andersson ... Ann Dobbs
Harry Andrews ... Insp. Mendel
Kenneth Haigh ... Bill Appleby
Roy Kinnear ... Adam Scarr
Max Adrian ... Adviser (Marlene Dietrich)

Lynn Redgrave ... Virgin (in "Edward II")
Robert Flemyng ... Samuel Fennan
Leslie Sands ... Inspector
Corin Redgrave ... David
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min | USA:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is the only film in which siblings Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave both appear. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Out of It (1969) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Psychological spy thriller; a 'must see' for James Mason fans, 25 July 2002
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Author: Peter Boots (pboots) from United States

Glum London backdrops and washed-out color match British secret agent Charles Dobbs' (James Mason) despair at the infidelity of his nymphomaniac wife and the possible murder of a likeable and idealistic Foreign Office civil servant.

Slightly dated yet still exciting cold war spy thriller combines the talents of James Mason, Sidney Lumet and a fine supporting cast though John LeCarre might wonder what happened to the novel the movie is based on.

There isn't a hint of 'Swinging London'; the relationships and a gay subtext, played out on several levels, are handled maturely and without an invitation to snicker.

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