The Looking Glass War1969
The Looking Glass War (1969)
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Movie Info
In this Cold War espionage-thriller, adapted from the novel of John Le Carre, two veteran British intelligence operatives, Leclerc (Ralph Richardson) and Haldane (Paul Rogers), recruit a young Polish defector (Christopher Jones) to check on some missiles in East Germany. Avery (Anthony Hopkins) is the British agent assigned to help him to cross the East German border. Once behind the Iron Curtain, the recruit meets a sympathetic German girl (Pia Degermark) who tries to help him to evade the East German secret police and to complete his assignment. ~ Yuri German, Rovi
Cast
Christopher Jones
as Leiser
as Leiser
Pia Degermark
as The Girl
as The Girl
Ralph Richardson
as LeClerc
as LeClerc
Paul Rogers
as Haldane
as Haldane
Anthony Hopkins
as Avery
as Avery
Susan George
as Susan
as Susan
Maxine Audley
as Babs Leclerc
as Babs Leclerc
Guy Deghy
as Fritsche
as Fritsche
John Franklin
as Pine
as Pine
Frederick Jaeger
as Captain Lansen
as Captain Lansen
Sylvia Langova
as East German Woman
as East German Woman
Russell Lewis
as Avery's Child
as Avery's Child
Paul Maxwell
as CIA Man
as CIA Man
Ray McAnally
as Starr
as Starr
Michael Robbins
as Truck Driver
as Truck Driver
Cyril Shaps
as East German Detective
as East German Detective
Peter Swanwick
as Peerson
as Peerson
Ernst Walder
as Radio Engineer
as Radio Engineer
Patrick Wright
as Vopo
as Vopo
David Scheuer
as Russian Officer
as Russian Officer
Alan McClelland
as Doctor
as Doctor
Angela Down
as Chelsea Girl
as Chelsea Girl
Robert Wilde
as English Policeman
as English Policeman
Anna Massey
as Avery's Wife
as Avery's Wife
Vivian Pickles
as Mrs. King
as Mrs. King
Robert Urquhart
as Johnson
as Johnson
Timothy West
as Taylor
as Taylor
Critic Reviews for The Looking Glass War
All Critics (3) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)
...smarter than your average spy movie...
September 24, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
They feel like real le Carré, people, even though this sympathetic, hard- pressed movie is never really enough of a le Carré, film.
July 11, 2018 | Full Review…
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