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Director:
Frank Pierson
Writers:
Frank Pierson (writer)
John le Carré (novel)
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Release Date:
September 1969 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
"Why do we listen to them? Why do we fight their wars for them?"
Plot:
From the John le Carre novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites. full summary | add synopsis
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Piercing the Iron Curtain more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Christopher Jones ... Leiser
Pia Degermark ... The Girl
Ralph Richardson ... LeClerc
Paul Rogers ... Haldane

Anthony Hopkins ... John Avery
Susan George ... Susan
Ray McAnally ... Undersecretary of State
Robert Urquhart ... Johnson
Anna Massey ... Avery's Wife
Vivian Pickles ... Mrs. King
Maxine Audley ... Mrs. LeClerc
Cyril Shaps ... East German Detective
Michael Robbins ... Truck Driver
Timothy West ... Taylor
Frederick Jaeger ... The Pilot
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:108 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:12 (DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK

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Trivia:
Nigel Davenport refused the role of Johnson. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Ring (2002) more

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Piercing the Iron Curtain, 7 September 2008
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Author: wesconnorsehny from Earth

Knife-wielding seaman Christopher Jones (as Leiser) is recruited, by British spies, to sneak through the Iron Curtain, in Germany; there, he is to confirm suspicions the East German Communist are building missiles. Mr. Jones' mission is, at first, complimented by, but later, compromised by the urge to mate; especially after he encounters delicious Pia Degermark (as Anna). Writer/director Frank Pierson's adaptation of John Le Carré's Cold War novel is, in the end, disappointing; but, it has some strengths.

Shirt-shedding Jones' Polish-French-English dubbing is very well done. Mr. Pierson's direction holds interest. Jones and Ms. Degermark are very beautiful; unfortunately, both would have short-lived starring careers. Another promising young performer, Anthony Hopkins (as Avery), makes a good impression; and, veterans Ralph Richardson and Paul Rogers give the picture some gravitas.

***** The Looking Glass War (1969) Frank Pierson ~ Christopher Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Pia Degermark

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