The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Martin Ritt (director)
John le Carre (novel)
Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper (screenwriters)
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker (starring)

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1965 film, showing director Martin Ritt and a camera crew filming a dark indoor scene with actor Richard Burton.

Based on John le Carre's 1963 novel, the first ever adaptation of his works. A British agent refuses to leave his duties during the Cold War, taking on another mission—one that may prove to be his last.

Set in Berlin, shot on location in the Netherlands, England, and Ireland.

9.75 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

Criterion Collection 452. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Spicer UK.


[Book #149635]