The Looking Glass War (1969)
- Starring:
- Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Pierson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Christopher Jones - Leiser
- Ralph Richardson - LeClerc
- Anthony Hopkins - Avery
- Maxine Audley - Babs Leclerc
- John Franklin - Pine
- Sylvia Langova - East German Woman
- Ray McAnally - Starr
- Michael Robbins - Truck Driver
- Peter Swanwick - Peerson
- Russell Lewis - Avery's Child
- Patrick Wright - Vopo
- Angela Down - Chelsea Girl
- Alan McClelland - Doctor
- Robert Wilde - English Policeman
- Pia Degermark - The Girl
- Paul Rogers - Haldane
- Susan George - Susan
- Guy Deghy - Fritsche
- Frederick Jaeger - Captain Lansen
- Anna Massey - Avery's Wife
- Vivian Pickles - Mrs. King
- Cyril Shaps - East German Detective
- Timothy West - Taylor
- Paul Maxwell - CIA Man
- Ernst Walder - Radio Engineer
- Robert Urquhart - Johnson
- David Scheuer - Russian Officer
- Director(s):
- Frank Pierson
- Writer(s):
- Frank Pierson
- Producer(s):
- Mike J. Frankovich, John Box
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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