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By Tom M (1,308) on 19 Dec 2010

A very bleak, very cold look at spies in Europe during the heart of the Cold War, not at all shy about an unglamorous portrayal of their profession…

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By Kinch K (72) on 19 Sep 2010

Would've got five stars except after watching Tarkovsky the night before it was visually very bland…

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By Caque A (169) on 02 Sep 2010

Burton's best. Faithful to Le Carre novel. Brilliant. Intellectual. Lonely. Brutal. Tender. A movie worth collecting…

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By David B (3,254) on 28 Jul 2010

Martin Ritt's 1965 film of John le CarrÃ©'s novel is one espionage movie that neither springs at us full-on with advanced hand-to-hand combat…

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By Abhishek S (152) on 18 Jun 2010

Reveals the harsh and utterly ruthless world of clandestine operations. Today he is evil and my friend. The denouement is truly shocking…

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By Brian C (2,025) on 06 May 2010

A cold war thriller that is curiously lacking in tension and thrills, yet still remains intriguing due to the story, and a well cast burton…

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By Spencer L (152) on 13 Apr 2010

Good enough spy flick with some great twists. Burton is his usual disgruntled self and plays the part to perfection…

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By Cecilie B (69) on 10 Jan 2010

Probably made because Bond movies had made the spy genre big business, but this film is the opposite of Bond…

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By Johnny C (132) on 06 Dec 2009

This is more of a French noir than a spy movie as it relies heavily on dialogue and little on action…

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By Anne F (623) on 23 Nov 2009

A spy movie with no running, jumping, sexual innuendo or car chases. just great acting, beautiful photography and an A+ story…

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By Kristen S (225) on 23 Nov 2009

A spy movie with no running, jumping, sexual innuendo or car chases. just great acting, beautiful photography and an A+ story…

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By James R (2,282) on 22 Nov 2009

Solid, smart spy film and one of the most realistic. Richard Burton gives a perfect performance as always…

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By Johannes J (261) on 29 Oct 2009

I'm not a big spy movie fan, but this one is quite different…

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By Cody D (55) on 29 Sep 2009

Grim and beautifuly shot in black and white by Oswald Morris, Martin's Ritt's Cold War espionage drama features a great, Oscar-nominated performance…

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By Jonathan W (812) on 21 Sep 2009

The quintessential Cold War Film. Unremittingly bleak, exposing the moral rot at the heart of the Cold War…

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By Mark D (2,239) on 17 Sep 2009

Rather confusing and intense. But not a bad film. Read the book…

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By Ardita Ç (14) on 04 Jul 2009

I wonder why we don't make such movies anymore. A simple conundrum of intriguing cloak and dagger world. Hey, it's Le Carre's…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 04 Jun 2009

An excellent spy film. Intricate plot, plenty of realism and lots of twists…

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By Keith E (137) on 30 May 2009

Now this is how you make a spy thriller. Bond is silly, Bourne is ridiculous, Leamas is real…

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By Ian S (969) on 04 May 2009

Probably John le Carre's best book, capturing as it does the essence of his jaundiced view of the spying game being about former school prefects,…

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