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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 · 112 min

A slow, grey descent into moral fog, where every conversation is a trap and the ending lands like a cold blade.

Tagline
Brace yourself for greatness.
Overview
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • morality
  • deception
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Guy Trosper, Paul Dehn
Starring
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter van Eyck
Music
Sol Kaplan
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Dutch

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