Summary
A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love with a mysterious woman who will take him on the dark side of evil.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+21)
Critics 22Audiences 43GoodWatch 35
Tomatometer22%
IMDb5.6
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for dramas, +10 min on the typical 109
typical 109119Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1993
September 16, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Anthony HopkinsGlass
Isabella RosselliniMaria
Campbell ScottLeonard
Ronald NitschkeOtto- JGJames GrantMacNamee
Jeremy SindenCaptain Lofting
Richard DurdenBlack
Hart BochnerRussell
Corey JohnsonLou- LLLena LessingJenny
Dana GolombekCharlotte- SJSusanne JansenMermaid Singer
- CGChristine GerlachWoman with dog
Ludger PistorGerman Informer
Meret BeckerUlrike
Jessika CardinahlKind
Hans Martin StierPolizist- RGRichard GoodPiper
- CFChristiane FlegelFrau Eckdorf
Klaus-Jürgen SteinmannHerr Eckdorf- RCRupert ChetwyndAir Commodore
- FSFriedrich Solms-BaruthHotel Receptionist
Directing · 5
- John Schlesinger Director
- Stefan Diepenbrock Second Assistant Director
- David Tringham First Assistant Director
- Diana Dill Script Supervisor
- Sebastian Fahr-Brix Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ian McEwan Screenplay, Novel
Production · 22
- Ann Dubinet Executive Producer
- Wieland Schulz-Keil Producer
- Norma Heyman Producer
- Chris Sievernich Producer
- Jeremy Zimmermann Casting
- Emily Schweber Casting
Camera · 12
- Dietrich Lohmann Director of Photography
- Thomas Křivý Camera Trainee
- Robert Wiesmann First Assistant Camera
- Christa Köfer Still Photographer
- Dirk-Martin Heinzelmann Camera Trainee
- Pergrin Jung Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 5
- Richard Marden Editor
- Roy Birchley First Assistant Editor
- Sabine Hermsdorf First Assistant Editor
- Tim Lewiston Assistant Editor
- Terry Busby Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- Gerald Gouriet Original Music Composer
- Nicholas Stevenson Supervising Sound Editor
- Gerry Humphreys Sound Mixer
- Dean Humphreys Sound Assistant
- Axel Arft Sound Mixer
- Anthony Message Foley Editor
Art · 7
- Luciana Arrighi Production Design
- Dieter Döhl Art Direction
- Sophia Müller Assistant Art Director
- Joey Weber Property Master
- Olaf Schiefner Set Decoration
- Frank Dockhorn Props
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Ingrid Zoré Costume Design
- Lindy Hemming Costume Consultant
- Christine Beveridge Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Hasso von Hugo Prosthetic Designer
- Joan Hills Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
- Gudrun Leyendecker Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting · 5
- Klaus Lubs Best Boy Electric
- Martin Fischer Electrician
- Holger Greiß Gaffer
- Ron Rakowski Electrician
- Klaus Nietsch Electrician
Other crew · 7
- Jessica Drake Dialect Coach
- Joy Ellison Dialect Coach
- Eleanor Fazan Choreographer
- Armin Bach Transportation Captain
- Willi Lange Transportation Captain
- Adolf Wojtinek Special Effects
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