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The Looking Glass War (1969)

The Looking Glass War (1969)
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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, Rovi

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Starring:
Christopher JonesPia Degermark, (more)
Director(s):
Frank Pierson
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Looking Glass War

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

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
107 mins

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Director(s):
Frank Pierson
Writer(s):
Frank Pierson
Producer(s):
John BoxMike J. Frankovich
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
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Bob L.

Somewhat boring. Not as intellectually stimulating as other Le Carre stories (eg., Tinker, Tailor...)

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Mark W.

Interesting to see Anthony Hopkins so young. Resembles Russell Crowe. However, the movie is bleak and disjointed with an unhappy ending.

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Harry C.

Okay..I don't know the book...but watching this movie I kept thinking someone had edited out huge chunks of the plotline. Disjointed and the worst James Dean impression in the history of spy thrillers from our leading infiltrator. Wow!

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