At the height of the Cold War, British spy Alec Leamas is nearly ready to retire, but first he has to take on one last dangerous assignment.
A tense and finely acted thriller based on John le Carre’s book of the same name. It’s not James Bond but it’s totally believable and compelling. Richard Burton heads a fine cast which includes Claire Bloom, Michael Hordern, Sam Wannamaker, Robert Hardy and Rupert Davies. (UK 1965)