Review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) by Johnathon W — 28 Feb 2014
Classic spy thriller that serves as an excellent counter to the Bond films (as LeCarre's books did to Ian Flemming's), crafting a plausible story about real spy-craft, which specializes in lies, blackmail & disinformation.
Richard Burton is superb, as usual, giving a resigned but powerful performance who, with a glance, shows more intelligence & emotion than most actors can hope to achieve. Claire Bloom is equally superb as the woman who awakens his dead soul, while Oskar Weiner proves a fine match as his Communist counterpart.
Behind the camera, director Martin Ritt keeps the tension building slowly but deliberately to its surprise twist ending, the kind that makes you want to immediately re-watch the film to see how you missed it.
The quintessential spy movie and one of the best of the Cold War era.
This review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) was written by Johnathon W on 28 Feb 2014.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold has generally received very positive reviews.
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