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Director:
Frank Pierson
Writers:
John le Carré (novel)
Frank Pierson (written for the screen by)
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Release Date:
September 1969 (UK) See more »
Genre:
Action | Thriller | Drama See 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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"We Want Our DVD!": John Le Carre's "The Looking Glass War" (1970)
 (From CinemaRetro. 6 February 2012, 3:35 AM, PST)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sequel?
 (From Dark Horizons. 26 September 2011, 12:18 PM, PDT)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in safe hands
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 9 September 2011, 4:07 PM, PDT)
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Cast

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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
Peter Swanwick ... Finnish Policeman
Paul Maxwell ... CIA Man
Guy Deghy ... Fritsche
Ernest Walder ... Radio Engineer
Patrick Wright ... East German Policeman (VoPo)
Sylva Langova ... East German Woman
David Scheur ... Russian Officer
Allan McClelland ... Doctor
Angela Down ... Chelsea Girl
Robert Wilde ... English Policeman
Nicholas Stewart ... German Boy
Linda Hedger ... Taylor's Child
Russell Lewis ... Avery's Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dadina Sagger ... Toddler (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Pierson  (as Frank R. Pierson)
 
Writing credits
John le Carré (novel "The Looking Glass War")

Frank Pierson (written for the screen by) (as Frank R. Pierson)

Produced by
John Box .... producer
M.J. Frankovich .... executive producer
William Kirby .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Angela Morley  (as Wally Stott)
 
Cinematography by
Austin Dempster 
 
Film Editing by
Willy Kemplen 
 
Casting by
Robert Lennard 
 
Art Direction by
Terence Marsh 
 
Costume Design by
Dinah Greet 
 
Makeup Department
Ernest Gasser .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Peter Bolton .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Tringham .... assistant director
Michael Green .... third assistant director (uncredited)
Nigel Wooll .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Henry Federer .... set dresser
Gus Walker .... construction manager
Roy Walker .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Buster Ambler .... sound recordist
John Cox .... sound recordist
Jim Groom .... sound editor
Tony Dawe .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Maurice Gillett .... best boy electric
Paul Wilson .... camera operator
Keith Blake .... clapper loader (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Staffell .... wardrobe supervisor (as Laurel Staffel)
 
Editorial Department
Ray Thorne .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Angela Morley .... conductor (as Wally Stott)
 
Other crew
Phyllis Crocker .... continuity
 
Crew believed to be complete


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

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This movie was made and released about four years after its source novel of the same name by John le Carré was first published in 1965.See more »
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Referenced in The Ring (2002)See more »

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2 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Piercing the Iron Curtain, 7 September 2008
Author: wes-connors 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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