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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/439/158439621_85e885.jpg)
Pia Degermark
Sweden
Best movies:
Elvira Madigan (1967)
The Looking Glass War (1970)
![Ralph Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653272_360425.jpg)
Ralph Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Heiress (1949)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Elephant Man (1980)
One Life (2023)
Paul Rogers
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
![Susan George](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/221/165221171_271254.jpg)
Susan George
UK
Best movies:
Straw Dogs (1971)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
Sonny & Jed (1972)
![Robert Urquhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/747/160747148_68a23e.jpg)
Robert Urquhart
UK
Best movies:
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Restless Natives (1985)
![Anna Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271293_a4a555.jpg)
Anna Massey
UK
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
![Ray McAnally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886023_b05228.jpg)
Ray McAnally
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Mission (1986)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![Angela Down](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/633/158633975_2ff824.gif)
Angela Down
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Mahler (1974)
Emma (1996)
![Sylva Langová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275728_a5d3a5.jpg)
Sylva Langová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Girl in Blue (1939)
The Bed (1998)
The Heroes Are Silent (1946)
![Maxine Audley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/499/158499941_ed3dca.jpg)
Maxine Audley
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
A King in New York (1957)
![Timothy West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191182_b356ad.jpg)
Timothy West
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Russell Lewis
Best movies:
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Young Winston (1972)
The Looking Glass War (1970)
Vivian Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Mike Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443042_ef9a9e.jpg)
Mike Reid
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Looking Glass War (1970)
![Guy Deghy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/388/161388194_c8e7d8.jpg)
Guy Deghy
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Becket (1964)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Peter Swanwick
UK
Best movies:
The African Queen (1951)
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Michael Robbins
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
No Sex Please: We're British (1973)
![Cyril Shaps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/539/161539222_ae2b78.jpg)
Cyril Shaps
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
![Frederick Jaeger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/844/161844871_7a2676.jpg)
Frederick Jaeger
German Empire
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The One That Got Away (1957)
The Passage (1979)