The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

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Ted B 3.0 stars; Just like the reviewers said...the reverse of a James Bond spy thriller. The thrills came from an excellent performance by Richard Burton. A good recreation of the Berlin Wall Cold War period. I guess my only issue with the film was the extremely slow pacing of the plot. Way too much time was spent setting up characters and the associated spy plot. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review Sydney C Yet another film that Richard Burton should have won the Academy Award for but these dopes who vote for this (most never even saw the movie) clearly have no clue as to what great acting even looks like e.g. Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia because, ostensibly, it was his first film. What pure rubbish! THIS is what great acting looks like. PERIOD! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review nick s Maybe I was not in the right mood for this film because I found it's dragging pace rather tedious. Burton seemed to be in a drunken stupor, which I guess was his character but it was a chore to watch. The cinematography was great and nothing wrong with the talent. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Josh G A cold warish thriller with a slow burn and good character actors and decent set pieces. This is a based on a novel I have read and in a post 007 world, this is a dull affair. The lead actor is very good at being paranoid and drunk, while waiting; Richard Burton. The Surprise of Bernard Lee (M of 007) as a clerk in a store is fun and has some good scenes. While the first half of the film is slow it builds to a decent finally. Though it's dull it's not have bad just doesn't deem much time to think about. It has many elements bridge of spies draw from. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/22/22 Full Review Tony S The polar opposite of Bond films and novels, as well as any other spy-related extravaganza of the time. Inhuman and cold shenanigans between west and east, where methods become so indistinctively cruel that it is no wonder Leamas, played brilliantly by Richard Burton, ceased to see his country or his job as any paragon of freedom or virtue. So it is to the benefit of the story that this jaded spy with a commanding personality eventually gets dragged into a game that will take the rest of the hope he thought he no longer had and throw it into a cell. As a dispassionate hierarchy of spy officials will chew him up and remind him that he is nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed. It's gorgeously shot and very slowly paced, which adds to the mood of the "coldness" it tries to relay, but the story keeps you engaged as the movie likes to keep secrets as to what some of the scenes even mean, letting you come to your own conclusions before the inevitable reveal. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/22 Full Review Roger H Riveting, with an exceptional performance from Richard Burton, a clever plot, and fantasticly fluid cinematography. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/19/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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