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James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Lynn Redgrave ... see more see more... , Harry Andrews , Kenneth Haigh , Roy Kinnear , Max Adrian , Robert Flemyng , Corin Redgrave , David Warner , Michael Bryant , Paul Hardwick , Charles Kay , Timothy West , Les White , June Murphy , Frank Williams , John Dimech , Julian Sherrier , Petra Markham , Dennis Shaw , Maria Charlès , Amanda Walker , Sheraton Blount , Janet Hargreaves , Michael Brennan , Richard Steele , Gertan Klauber , Margaret Lacey , Murray Brown , David Quilter , Leslie Sands , Terence Sewards , William Dysart

John LeCarre's Call for the Dead was the basis for this gloomy, complex spy story. James Mason plays a British secret agent puzzled by the sudden suicide of Foreign Office higher-up Robert Flemyng. Ma... read more read more...son had worked on Flemyng's security clearance himself, and can't fathom what personality quirk he might have missed. The agent suspects that the dead man's wife (Simone Signoret), a concentration camp survivor, may hold the answer to Flemyng's despair, but the Foreign Office wants Mason to drop the case. Mason hires retiring Inspector Harry Andrews to do some private detective work. What Mason and Andrews find out is more insidious than they've imagined; worse, Mason is saddled with a new dilemma--his wife (Harriet Andersson) has been unfaithful with a colleague (Maximillian Schell). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Release Date: October 1, 1966

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  • jackamaku
    February 21, 2008
    jackamaku
    Another why-haven't-I-heard-of-this Lumet film. A solid spy thriller, doesn't break to much ground but once again shows that Lumet can tell a great story. After this and the Hill, Harry Andrews is becoming a new favorite actor. Oh yeah, a fantastic 60's jazz score by Quincy Jo... read morenes.

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May 19, 2011
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