Directed by:
Frank R. PiersonScreenplay:
Frank R. PiersonCinematography:
Austin DempsterComposer:
Angela MorleyCast:
Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Rogers, Susan George, Robert Urquhart, Anna Massey, Ray McAnally, Angela Down, Sylva Langová (more)Plots(1)
A tense, cold-war spy thriller from the pen of John Le Carre. The plot revolves around a secret service scheme to send a young Pole into East Germany to find a top secret film. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Pia Degermark
Sweden
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Ralph Richardson
UK
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Anthony Hopkins
UK
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Paul Rogers
UK
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Susan George
UK
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Robert Urquhart
UK
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Anna Massey
UK
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Ray McAnally
Ireland
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Angela Down
UK
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Sylva Langová
Czechoslovakia
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Maxine Audley
UK
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Timothy West
UK
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Russell Lewis
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Vivian Pickles
UK
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Mike Reid
UK
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Guy Deghy
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Peter Swanwick
UK
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Michael Robbins
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Cyril Shaps
UK
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Frederick Jaeger
German Empire
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