About this title: Based on the novel by John Le Carre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold stars Richard Burton as a dispirited, end-of-tether British secret agent. He comes in from "the cold" (meaning he is pulled out of field operations) to act as a undercover man behind the Iron Curtain. To make his staged defection seem genuine, Burton goes on an alcoholic toot and is imprisoned and publicly humiliated. Once he has been accepted into East German espionage circles, Burton discovers that what he thought was his mission was a mere subterfuge--and that he's been set up as a pawn for an entirely different ...
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Format: VHS Tape
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Date: 1988-10-12
UPC:097360650938
Description: Good. Includes box and tape. Former rental. Box was cut to fit rental box. Missing top flap and right hand side of box. Free upgrade to first class shipping. Normal wear. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Paramount
Date: 07/13/2004
UPC:097360650945
Description: Richard Burton, Oskar Werner, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec. New. 1965 Run time: 112. FAST DELIVERY! -Fully Guaranteed. read more
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Paramount
Date: 07/13/2004
UPC:097360650945
Description: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec. New. 1965 Run time: 112. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: CRITERION
UPC:715515033121
Description: BRAND NEW. John Le Carr�'s acclaimed bestselling novel about a Cold War spy on one final, dangerous mission is every bit as precise and ruthless on-screen in this adaptation directed by Martin Ritt. Richard Burton delivers one of his career-defining performances as Alec Leamas, whose hesitant but deeply felt relationship with a beautiful librarian (Claire Bloom) puts what he hopes will be his last assignment, in East Germany, in jeopardy. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a hard-edged and ... read more
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