Alec Leamas, a tired, worn out British spymaster, has retired. His boss,
however, believes he has one last job in him and sends him to East Germany
to spread false information about a powerful East German intelligence
officer. Can Agent Leamas end his career of espionage and finally come in
from the cold, or will the opportunity to take revenge on old enemies prove
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