
Classic spy film based on the novel by John Le Carre. Bitter, world-weary secret agent Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is taken out of his everyday field operations after a mission goes wrong, and after a bleak spell on Civvy Street is assigned to go undercover into East Germany. Subterfuge and double-crossings ensue as Leamas battles to discover the truth behind his mission.
Director: Martin Ritt
Producer: Martin Ritt
Writer: Guy Trosper
Writer: Paul Dehn
Music: Sol Kaplan
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
Actor: Richard Burton
Actor: Claire Bloom
Actor: Sam Wanamaker
Actor: George Voskovec
Actor: Rupert Davies
Actor: Cyril Cusack
Actor: Peter Van Eyck
Actor: Oskar Werner
Actor: Michael Hordern
Actor: Robert Hardy