Deadly Affair, The

Synopsis
Cold war spy thriller based on the novel Call for the Dead by John Le Carre, about espionage in London. Includes Edward’s death scene (specially staged for the film) of a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Marlowe’s Edward II (David Warner) - the murder of Edward parallels that of Signoret, but also features a short scene from a production of Macbeth in rehearsal at a theatre; the witches ‘double, double, toil and trouble’ (IV i) scene. The camp director is Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave is Virgin, the props girl.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1966
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Sidney Lumet
Producer
Sidney Lumet
Cinematographer
Freddie Young
Screenplay
Paul Dehn
Music
Quincy Jones
Art Direction
John Howell
Cast
Corin Redgrave 
Frank Williams 
Harry Andrews 
James Mason 
Jane Murphy 
Lynn Redgrave 
Maximilian Schell 
Rosemary Lord 
Simone Signoret 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
107 minutes
Year
2006

Production Company

Name

Sidney Lumet Productions

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

 

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Name

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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