The Deadly Affair

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Alain E @AlainE Jan 23, 2026 Famous actors and director in a melodramatic mess. I tolerated 75 minutes. To be avoided! Why you think it was kept under a rock until now? See more Mark B @RT47256035 Dec 22, 2025 Overlooked Le Carre story. Well told. Perfect cast. Brisk pace. James Mason is spot on. The chaos of the story feels real. See more Ian S @RT48225084 Jun 8, 2025 Pretty good spy thriller. Well acted by Mason, Kinnear, Andrews, Schell and Signoret. See more ruth b @RT73406049 Apr 8, 2024 Viewed through the lens of modern movies this would disappoint. But as a 60s British spy movie it is a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. A London I remember. Like many reviewers, the only jarring point is the relationship with Ann who is an unbelievable and rather pathetic character. See more Karen R @RT08238559 Mar 19, 2024 Very good pace, lead actors very good... wanted to know about the policeman at the end and couldn't actually fathom the reason main actor had so much tenderness for the faithless wife. See more sara T @RT34707147 Feb 20, 2023 Almost brilliant. Downbeat Le Carré spy film but watch it for the brilliant turns by the Redgrave siblings, Harry Andrews (napping and tending his menagerie), Roy Kinnear (with his two wives) and David Warner (as an RSC actor). Timothy West's first film too. Their levity contrasts with ‘Smiley's' dour grimy London, made even stranger by the noticeable tones of Astrid Gilberto throughout. Lots of parallels with Tinker Tailor, which it precedes by four years. My only criticism is wife Anne - not because she's a shameless hussy but because she's so vacuous. See more Read all reviews

The Deadly Affair

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