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The Looking Glass War

1970 · 108 min

A cold, quietly despairing spy procedural where bureaucratic callousness grinds down a disposable pawn, leaving a lingering chill of futility.

Tagline
"Why do we listen to them? Why do we fight their wars for them?"
Overview
When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he’s recruited to infiltrate a missile installation outside of East Berlin and bring back photos of the new rockets.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 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
  • deception
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Frank Pierson
Written by
Frank Pierson
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Paul Rogers, Susan George, Ray McAnally, Robert Urquhart
Cinematography
Austin Dempster
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, Finnish, English

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