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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
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You can watch The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
A weary, cynical gravity pulls every frame toward the center as an exhausted agent navigates a labyrinth of betrayal. This isn't a glamorous romp, but a bleakly cerebral chess match played in the gray shadows of divided Berlin.
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Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Robert Hardy
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Brace yourself for greatness.
You can watch The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.1/10
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86%
Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Peter van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Robert Hardy
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