The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Directed By:
Martin Ritt

Cast:
Richard Burton .... Alec Leamas
Claire Bloom .... Nan Perry
Oskar Werner .... Fiedler
Sam Wanamaker .... Peters
George Voskovec .... Defense Attorney
Rupert Davies .... George Smiley
Cyril Cusack .... Control
Peter van Eyck .... Hans-Dieter Mundt
Michael Hordern .... Ashe
Robert Hardy .... Dick Carlton
Bernard Lee .... Patmore

Released: 1965

Alec Leamas, a British spy is sent to East Germany supposedly to defect, but in fact to sow disinformation. As more plot turns appear, Leamas becomes more convinced that his own people see him as just a cog. His struggle back from dehumanization becomes the final focus of the story.