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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Featuring: James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Haigh, Roy Kinnear
Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era’s Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
DVD
Discs:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
A/B/C (Blu-ray)
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
576p/25
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Audio Interview, Interview, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery, Booklet
- Audio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains
- The National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie Hardcastle
- The Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London
- A Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn’s Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul Dehn
- Take One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly Affair
- Lumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair explored
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- Limited edition exclusive 32-page booklet with a new essay by Thirza Wakefield, archival interviews with cinematographer Freddie Young and James Mason, and an overview of contemporary critical responses
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