Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Quincy JonesCast:
James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Haigh, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Flemyng, Corin Redgrave, David Warner (more)Plots(1)
British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era’s Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. (Powerhouse Films)
Cast
![James Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/211/164211043_7f296e.jpg)
James Mason
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Simone Signoret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381939_9cc7fc.png)
Simone Signoret
German Empire
Best movies:
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
The Confession (1970)
The Cat (1971)
![Maximilian Schell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384721_7efc7e.png)
Maximilian Schell
Austria
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
![Harriet Andersson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271219_1b63ae.jpg)
Harriet Andersson
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Dogville (2003)
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Kenneth Haigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/869/160869957_0e0fb2.gif)
Kenneth Haigh
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Lynn Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270279_64819c.jpg)
Lynn Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
![Robert Flemyng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099475_7a5da2.jpg)
Robert Flemyng
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
![Corin Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273398_bcc707.jpg)
Corin Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Excalibur (1981)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
![David Warner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/964/162964964_2419ff.jpg)
David Warner
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
![Charles Kay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462159_b03310.jpg)
Charles Kay
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Henry V (1989)
![Maria Charles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281301_dec0b0.jpg)
Maria Charles
UK
Best movies:
Victor Victoria (1982)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
![Roy Kinnear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/125/158125872_70caf0.jpg)
Roy Kinnear
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
![Timothy West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191182_b356ad.jpg)
Timothy West
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
![Max Adrian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/269/160269896_62e302.jpg)
Max Adrian
UK
Best movies:
Murray Brown
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Deadly Affair (1967)
The Black Windmill (1974)
Dracula (1974) (TV movie)
![David Quilter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/275/162275796_19e356.jpg)
David Quilter
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Petra Markham
UK
Best movies:
Cemetery Junction (2010)
The Deadly Affair (1967)
Fragment of Fear (1970)
William Dysart
UK
Best movies:
The Deadly Affair (1967)
Submarine X-1 (1969)
![Denis Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391710_1d257c.jpg)
Denis Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Deadly Affair (1967)
The Weapon (1956)
The Colditz Story (1955)