The Spy Who Came In From The Cold: Masters of Cinema

Studio: Eureka Entertainment
Genres: Drama

Thriller
Release date: 17 May 2021
Runtime: 118 mins
IMDb Rating: 7.0
First published: 10 May 2021 (5 years ago)

From the acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, for the first time in the UK the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Spy Who Came in from the Cold on Blu-ray 17th May 2021.

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Cast & Crew

Director

Martin Ritt

Cast

★ Richard Burton ››
Claire Bloom ››
George Voskovec
Oskar Werner
Rupert Davies
Sam Wanamaker

Details

The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (Hud, Norma Rae) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book.

Academy Award-nominated Richard Burton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Becket, 1984) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by ClaireBloom (Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire), puts his assignment in jeopardy.

Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (including Best British Film) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt's career. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray on 17th May 2021.

Blu-Ray Special Features

1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a restored high-definition digital transfer
Uncompressed LPCM Stereo audio
Optional English SDH
Brand new audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin
Brand new video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns
PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring a new essay by Richard Combs

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