It is a ruse for Leamas to come into the attention of British communists and East German intelligence. Leamas has to pretend to have been thrown out by the security services. It is the literal truth.Īlec Leamas (Richard Burton) messes up an operation in Berlin and is recalled to Britain. His talk to Leamas about the dirty things the spy services have to do. As it goes on, the only person in control is Control. ![]() On the fringes it has characters like George Smiley. John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is noted for maybe showing the true face of spycraft. Middle aged, bitter, alone, likely to be divorced, drink too much, politically slightly left of centre. They always said real spies were less James Bond and more Alec Leamas. ![]() I had a relative who in the fringes of their job came into contact with people from intelligence services. ![]() Reviewed by Prismark10 9 / 10 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
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