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The Deadly Affair

1966, Movie, NR, 107 mins

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This gritty, moody film is a superb entry in the spy genre that has sadly been overlooked. Based on a novel by John Le Carre and directed by Sidney Lumet, this taut thriller about an security agent (James Mason) investigating the suspicious suicide of a top-level official boast an innovative camera technique and a superb international supporting cast that includes Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell and Lynn Redgrave. Read the complete review for The Deadly Affair
A secret agent investigates the tangled affairs surrounding a government official's suicide in The Deadly Affair (1966) starring James Mason.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
British intelligence officer is sent to investigate an anonymous letter sent to the foreign secretary accusing a key officer of communist affiliation. When the officer commits suicide, the investigator suspects murder and presses his inquiry. The culprit is finally exposed in a surprise climax.
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Length: 01:46:54
Posted: 4/9/2009
British intelligence officer is sent to investigate an anonymous letter sent to the foreign secretary accusing a key officer of communist affiliation. When the officer commits suicide, the investigator suspects murder and presses his inquiry.
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Posted: 1/10/2009
A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.
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Length: 01:48:00
Posted: 12/31/2008
Year: 1966
Rated NR

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Cast
James Mason: Charles Dobbs
Simone Signoret: Elsa Fennan
Maximilian Schell: Dieter Frey
Harriet Andersson: Ann Dobbs
Harry Andrews: Inspector Mendel
Kenneth Haigh: Bill Appleby

 

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