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A 1965 spy novel by John le Carré about a British intelligence agency's botched operation in East Germany. The novel explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the danger of nostalgia, and features George Smiley as a minor character.
- John le Carré
- 1965
The Looking Glass War: Directed by Frank Pierson. With Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Paul Rogers. From the John le Carré novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.
- (1.5K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Frank Pierson
- 1970-02-08
The Looking Glass War is a British neo-noir action-thriller film based on John le Carré's novel. It follows a Polish defector who is sent to East Germany to retrieve photos of a new rocket system, but is betrayed by MI6 and the Stasi.
A classic spy thriller by the acclaimed author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Fred Leiser, a former radio operator, is recruited by the British Department to infiltrate East Germany and investigate a Soviet missile threat.
- (16.2K)
- Paperback
A British spy (Ralph Richardson) sends a Polish defector (Christopher Jones) to East Germany to verify missile sites.
- (1.3K)
- Frank Pierson
- PG
- Christopher Jones
A British spy sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites in a Cold War thriller based on a John le Carré novel. The film stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Jones, and Pia Degermark.
A film based on le Carré's 1965 novel about a failed espionage operation in East Germany. The film depicts the incompetence and corruption of the British Intelligence Department and its agents.
