The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | reviewed by: Lee Weber | October 29, 2013
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#Criterion does it again with this superb choice. Dark and ruthless, this spy film is one of the best I have ever seen.
| genre | Drama | Thriller |
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Richard Burton | Claire Bloom | Oskar Werner | Sam Wanamaker | Jiří Voskovec | Rupert Davies | Cyril Cusack | Peter van Eyck | Michael Hordern | Robert Hardy | Bernard Lee | Beatrix Lehmann | Esmond Knight | Niall MacGinnis | Scott Finch | Anne Blake | George Mikell | Richard Marner | Warren Mitchell | Steve Plytas | Tom Stern |
| director | Martin Ritt |