The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

United Kingdom, 1965

Film

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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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Credits

director

Martin Ritt

producer

Martin Ritt

production company

Paramount Pictures

Salem Films Limited

production design

Hal Pereira

Tambi Larsen

screenplay

Guy Trosper

Paul Dehn

Duration

01:52:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-13580

Language

English

Subject categories

Drama

Thriller

TMDB-Movie

13580

Wikidata

Q1197022

Collected

105 times

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