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October 1966 (UK)
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A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide. | add synopsis
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Nominated for 5 BAFTA Film Awards.
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Classy classic cold war drama
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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 (segment "Macbeth") |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Samuel Fennan |
| Leslie Sands | ... | Inspector |
| Corin Redgrave | ... | David |
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115 min | USA:107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Rather than delve into the complex plot machinations already delineated by other reviewers, I would rather touch on other, more understated, qualities present in this excellent fare. Firstly, the ever so poignant soundtrack by Quincy Jones, with its bossa-nova flavored, mesmerizing, soulful backdrop lends an atmosphere of sophistication and class that, to me, is a most essential adjunct to a wonderfully subtle, yet crisp, plot and character development. Secondly, the gut-wrenching performance by Simone Signoret in the scene at her house with James Mason was totally masterful. She totally lambasted the phony pretexts of war and its concomitant warriors, albeit the Great Wars or the more subtle yet equally deadly Cold War, as a bunch of busy-body bureaucrats shouting sanctimonious slogans and sound bites to buttress their flavor-of-the-month, tenuous political positions!
In addition, each of the other actors, especially the lead, James Mason, carries out the demands of his/her respective role with understated finesse. This must be in no small part attributed to the overall thrust of the film: subtle color overtones not only of the film tones, but also the subtlety and understatement of the entire story line and plot development itself. Filmed in an era of James "Bondish" quasi-slapstick and technical gimmickry, "The Deadly Affair" comes across as an intelligent counterpoint to some of the slick, in-your-face cinematic fare of that period, whose motto might indeed be characterized as a "triumph of form over substance".
I hope for the day when, if ever, this film gets released onto DVD format. It is a true gem of the Cold War genre and a true "triumph of substance over form"!