Anruf für einen Toten (1967)

Anruf für einen Toten: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson. A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee’s suicide.

“Glum London backdrops and washed-out color match British secret agent Charles Dobbsu0026#39; (James Mason) despair at the infidelity of his nymphomaniac wife, and the possible murder of a likable and idealistic Foreign Office civil servant.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSlightly dated yet still exciting cold war spy thriller combines the talents of James Mason, Sidney Lumet, and a fine supporting cast, though John LeCarre might wonder what happened to the novel the movie is based on.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere isnu0026#39;t a hint of u0026#39;Swinging Londonu0026#39;; the relationships and a gay subtext, played out on several levels, are handled maturely and without an invitation to snicker.”