THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray

The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt (Hud, Norma Rae) into a film every bit as precise and ruthless as the book. 

Academy Award-nominated Richard Burton (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Becket,1984) is superb as Alec Leamas, whose relationship with the beautiful librarian Nan, played by Claire Bloom (Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire), puts his assignment in jeopardy. 

 Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (including Best British Film) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a hard-edged and tragic thriller, suffused with the political and social consciousness that defined Ritt’s career. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

 BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS:

• 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a restored high-definition digital transfer 
• Uncompressed LPCM Stereo audio 
• Optional English SDH 
• Brand new audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin 
• Brand new video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns

PRESS

“fiercely intelligent, strikingly austere and beautifully acted”★★★★ – Empire

“An excellent contemporary espionage drama” – Variety

“A brilliant screenplay crisp, muted, funny, never pushing its points” - Spectator

“The film makes you believe it could have happened. And that's the remarkable thing.” – New York Times