The Looking Glass War
Based on the best-selling novel by John Le Carre, this gripping Cold War espionage-thriller, stars Christopher Jones as Polish defector Leiser who, in exchange for political asylum, agrees to return to East Germany and confirm British Security suspicions. Once in Berlin, Leiser falls in love with a beautiful German girl and the couple decide to flee the espionage experts - both East and West - to start a new life together. However they soon find themselves pawns in a brutal and paranoid game. Co-stars Pia Degermark with Ralph Richardson and Anthony Hopkins as Leiser's British 'handlers'.
Year: 1969
Genre: Drama, Thrillers & Suspense, John le Carre
Country: UK
Director: Frank Pierson
Starring: Christopher Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Richardson, Pia Degermark
Duration: 107 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
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