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The Looking Glass War

Duration:

USA:108 min

Genres:

Action | Thriller | Drama

IMDB rate:

Director:

Frank Pierson

Details

Country: UK

Filming Locations: Spain

Cast

Actor

Character

Pia Degermark

Christopher Jones

Leiser

Ralph Richardson

LeClerc

Paul Rogers

Haldane

Anthony Hopkins

John Avery

Susan George

Susan

Ray McAnally

Undersecretary of State

Robert Urquhart

Johnson

Anna Massey

Avery's Wife

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. King

Maxine Audley

Mrs. LeClerc

Cyril Shaps

East German Detective

Michael Robbins

Truck Driver

Timothy West

Taylor

Frederick Jaeger

The Pilot

Peter Swanwick

Finnish Policeman

Paul Maxwell

CIA Man

Guy Deghy

Fritsche

Ernest Walder

Radio Engineer

Patrick Wright

East German Policeman (VoPo)

Sylva Langova

East German Woman

David Scheur

Russian Officer

Allan McClelland

Doctor

Angela Down

Chelsea Girl

Robert Wilde

English Policeman

Nicholas Stewart

German Boy

Linda Hedger

Taylor's Child

Russell Lewis

Avery's Child

Dadina Sagger

Toddler (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This movie was made and released about four years after its source novel of the same name by John le Carré was first published in 1965.

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Penelope Horner, Sharon Gurney and Juliet Harmer were favored to play Susan, the part going to Susan George.

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Ian Cullen was also favored to play Johnson, the part going to Robert Urquhart.

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Goofs

After Lieser slaps his girlfriend, he walks out of the room leaving the door open and the girl just stays still on the bed. When Avery goes to check if the girl is alright, the door is closed (so he knocks to get in) and the girl was in the same position she was before.

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Quotes

Leiser: You are spies? That's wonderful. I've never been a spy before. It will be a new experience for me.

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John Avery: But the gun. Sending a man with a gun across the border is an act of war.

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John Avery: [wondering why Lieser would want to be part of the mission] Why would he do it?

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Faq

Was this Hopkins first movie?

Wasn't this ANTHONY HOPKINS first movie. He is on the cover of the shown DVD but not mentioned in the cast at the top.

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