The Deadly Affair (1966)
- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Genre
- drama film, spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 95 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British intelligence officer investigates the apparent suicide of a Foreign Office employee. He uncovers a web of secrets and betrayal within the spy community.
tensemelancholicgrittyslow-burncerebralsuspensefulbleakintimate
What happens
The Deadly Affair is a 1967 British spy film based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (1961). The film stars James Mason and was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures production and Paramount owned the film rights to the name George Smiley, the central character is renamed Charles Dobbs; however, his police liaison Mendel and wife Ann's names are retained. Paramount had acquired the film rights to the Smiley character name when filming The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965). The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, and the bossa nova theme song, "Who Needs Forever", was performed by Astrud Gilberto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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