The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (Paramount Pictures) (1965)

CLAIRE BLOOM CREATES POIGNANT PORTRAIT OF ILL-STARRED LOVE IN MASTERFUL “SPY” The beautiful Claire Bloom is the epitome of a woman poignantly and helplessly in love in her co-starring role with Richard Burton and Oksar Werner in “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” produced and directed by Martin for Paramount Pictures which opens ........ at the Miss Bloom portrays a London working girl named Nan Perry in the stunning spy thriller, based on John le Carré’s international bestselling novel. A well-meaning but somewhat misguided young lady, she comes in contact with the unusual spy of the title, Alec Leamas, played by Burton, when he is placed in a lowly job as part of a special assignment by British Intelligence. Unaware of his role as an espionage agent, she opens up her life to him, even her association, a somewhat half-hearted alliance, with the local Communist party organization. Her genuine feelings of sympathy and love touch the disillusioned Leamas and their intimacy develops. It is finally her devotion to him which leads her into a treacherous plot, where she unwittingly discredits her lover to the enemy. In the intricately woven spy story that has the distinction of always being credible, Miss Bloom’s wistful charm and frail beauty enhance her truly moving portrayal of the woman who finally reaches the alienated, bitter and loveless spy. It is refreshing, indeed, to find, in the midst of a genre of cloakand-dagger heroines who are at best sexual adversaries, a touching and believable woman, shaped by Miss Bloom with dramatic subtlety. The sensitive actress has had a career of enviable artistic accomplishments. She made her stage debut in London in “The White Devil,” followed by “He Who Gets Slapped.”’ She then joined the Oxford Repertory Company. Sir John Gielgud saw her there and cast her in the London stage success of Christopher Fry’s “The Lady’s Not For Burning.” She followed this with an eighteen month run in Anouilh’s “Ring Around the Moon.” She was enjoying one of several London stage successes when Charles Chaplin saw her, and was so impressed he signed her immediately for his movie, “Limelight.” She has since been a favorite leading lady in films both in Europe and Hollywood, among them “The Man Between,” “Richard III,” “Alexander the Great,” “The Brothers Karamazov,” “The Buccaneer,” “The Chapman Report” and her latest film, also for director Ritt, “The Outrage.” Miss Bloom has appeared previously with Burton—on the London stage as Ophelia to his Hamlet, and on Broadway in “The Lady is Not for Burning;” and on the screen in “Look Back in Anger.” “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” a Salem Films production, has a screenplay by Paul Dehn and features Peter Van Eyck, Cyril Cusack and Sam Wanamaker in its distinguished international cast. BURTON, BLOOM AND “THE SPY” A winning combination of talent sets the dynamic pace for Paramount Pictures’ “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” opening Ri tacwed at the ........ Theatre. Martin Ritt, famed producer-director, brought the very sensational and provocative Richard Burton together with the very sensitive and poignant Claire Bloom. Mixed in this volatile solution is one of Europe’s finest and most brilliant actors, Oskar Werner. Based on John le Carré best-selling novel, the film deals the very blunt and shocking story of modern espionage, in which tactics, sometimes harsh and cruel, are critically and excitingly revealed. The Salem Film Production, from a screenplay by Paul Dehn, features Peter Van Eyck, Cyril Cusack and Sam Wanamaker. Borate ges Theatre. Still # SP-27 Mat 1B CLAIRE BLOOM, who co-stars with Richard Burton and Oskar Werner, portrays a London working girl involved in a deadly espionage plot between East and West in Paramount Pietures’ “‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” which opens Fe at the ...... Theatre. The Salem Production was produced and directed by Martin Ritt, based upon John le Carré’s best-selling novel of the same name. “The Spy” Opens “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom, opens ...... Ate ie ess» Theatre. Based on the celebrated and best-selling novel of John le Carré, it was produced by the screen’s most celebrated filmmaker, Martin Ritt, who also directed. Dealing with a blunt and shocking reality of modern espionage, “The Spy”, a Paramount Picture, is a refreshing entry into the craze of spy films because it goes beyond anything screened before— it treats the very real and very undercover death-struggles with an open and revealing eye. Still # SP-27 Mat 1C RICHARD ‘BURTON seemed far away and deep in thought as he waited to film his scenes ‘from a Salem production for Paramount Pictures, “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” which opens ........ at the Ve ea, B Theatre. Richard Burton co-stars with Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner in this film produced and directed by Martin Ritt. OSKAR WERNER DESTINED TO CAP U.S. ACCLAIM WITH “SPY FROM THE COLD” Oskar Werner, one of Europe’s finest actors and a rapidly rising star on the Hollywood scene, undoubtedly will win his greatest acclaim from American audiences with his sensitive portrayal in the espionage thriller, “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.” Werner co-stars with Richard Burton and Claire Bloom in the dramatic screen version of John le Carré’s international best-selling novel, produced and directed by Martin Ritt for Paramount Pictures, which opens........ at the Theatre. The celebrated Austrian has captured the essence of his role as Fiedler, the brilliant assistant to the Communist spy chief of East Germany, a sympathetic characterization of a man caught in a chaotic world. His forceful, underplaying of the Jewish agent who has come to detest his prejudiced superior, is a delicately contrasted study for which the actor has long been famous on the Continent. The very candid Werner has been reported to have said about acting, “It’s a very phony profession for a man.” He is less frivolous, however, in his own approach to a role. A perfectionist, he prefers absolute seclusion and time to research and immerse himself in a new character. Such was his preparation for Hamlet—two years of self-imposed exile, brooding, study and memorization. When finally he emerged to play the melancholy Dane, he was hailed by critics as the greatest living Hamlet in the German-lan Richard Burton guage theatre. Characteristic also of the European star are his mercurial changes of mood—one minute alive with boyish charm, the next a study of the troubled man. Both of these qualities, so attractive to women, have contributed to the sudden and explosive popularity for the handsome, blond actor among American movie-goers. An established performer at Vienna’s famed Bergtheater before he was twenty, he has played everything from Shakespeare and Shaw to Moliere, Goethe and O’Neill. His most recent film successes include “The Last Ten Days,” “Mozart,” “Jules and Jim.” “Epitaph for an Enemy” and “Ship of Fools.” Werner founded his own theatrical company, “Theater Ensemble Oskar Werner,” in 1959, which has made _ several highly successful tours of Europe. He also has his own motion picture company, Oskar Werner Productions, which owns a number of important properties. “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” featuring Peter Van Eyck, Cyril Cusack and Sam Wanamaker in an outstanding international cast, is a Salem Films production written for the screen by Paul Dehn. and Spy from Still # SP-112 Mat 1D OSKAR WERNER as Fiedler, the brilliant East German assistant to their Spy Chief in a Salem production for Paramount Pictures, “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner and co-stars Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack and Peter Van Eyck. It was produced and directed by Martin Ritt, based upon John le Carré’s best-selling novel of the same name and opens . . atthe eet ca he Theatre. the Cold” Title Role a Spellbinding Combination There is a magic about Richard Burton and his role as the reluctant hero in “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” produced and directed by Martin Ritt for Paramount Pictures, opening Rp ae: cae GU GAO eS) os eke Often the first to sense this magic in an actor or a story is the press, and reporters and photographers came bv the hundreds from every country to hover about during shooting of the new-style spy drama, which co-stars Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner. The fabled Burton charm and romantic appeal has received as much press coverage as most international crises, and audience interest continuously grows. Purposely unshaven and seedy looking for the unique spy in the screen version of John le Carré’s international bestseller, the dynamic actor had every make of camera known to man focused his way. “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” a sharp and powerful journey into the labyrinthine world of espionage, was filmed on location in England, Ireland, Holland and Germany. The entourage of press and fans followed the production from place to place en masse. While producer-director Ritt calmly led his stars through the tight shooting, nerve-wracking pace necessary to maintain the mood of the film, a particularly distinguished pair of eyes, famous for their astonishing violet hue, also followed Burton’s every move. Burton tackled the difficult part of Alec Leamas—the disillusioned spy, who ‘comes in from the cold’ and is at last revealed as a hero in his final act, when he forgoes freedom and chooses death with the woman who loves him. Chronicling the lives and loves of the dazzling Liz and the charming Burton by now has become a fine art. But this time the most brilliant artistic record was made by the giant movie cameras as they filmed Burton’s spectacular portrayal of a fascinating contemporary character. “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,” a Salem Films production, has a screenplay by Paul Dehn and features Peter Van Eyck, Cyril Cusack and Sam Wanamaker in a distinguished international cast. Theatre. GRIM INTERROGATION! Still # SP-118 Mat 2B Unable to stand after being chained up, Richard Burton, portraying Leamas, the captured British spy, is questioned further by Peter Van Eyck, who plays the brutal East German espionage chief. A Salem production for Paramount Pictures, “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,”’ which opens ........ BUITNey 6006.5 37: Theatre, stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner and co-stars Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack and Peter Van Eyck. It is produced and directed by Martin Ritt, based upon John le Carré’s best-selling novel of the same name, Screenplay was written by Paul Dehn.