The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (The Criterion Collection)

DRAMA

Run Time: 112

Release Date: 11/25/2008

NR

RICHARD BURTON CLAIRE BLOOM

John Le Carré's acclaimed bestselling novel, about a Cold War spy on one final, dangerous mission, is every bit as precise and ruthless onscreen in this adaptation directed by Martin Ritt. Richard Burton delivers one of his career-defining performances as Alec Leamas, whose hesitant but deeply felt relationship with a beautiful librarian (Claire Bloom) puts what he hopes will be his last assignment, in East Germany, in jeopardy. An intelligent, hard-edged, and even tragic thriller, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is etched with realism and suffused with genuine political and personal anxiety. Info Directed by Martin Ritt (Hud, Sounder, Norma Rae) Starring Richard Burton (Becket, Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Equus) Starring Claire Bloom (Limelight, Richard III, Crimes and Misdemeanors) From the novel by John Le Carré (The Russia House, The Tailor of Panama, The Constant Gardener) SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer New interviews with author John Le Carré and cinematographer Oswald Morris The Secret Center: John Le Carré (2000), a BBC documentary on the author s extraordinary life and work Acting in the '60s: Richard Burton, a 1967 interview with the BBC s Kenneth Tynan examining the actor's performances and accomplishments Gallery of set designs Theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Sragow and a reprinted interview with Ritt
Brand: Spy