The Deadly Affair (Blu-Ray)

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.

Special features:
– High Definition remaster
– Original mono audio
– Audio commentary
–  The John Player Lecture with James Mason (1967, tbc mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie Hardcastle at the National Film Theatre, London
– The Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, tbc mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London
– David Kipen on screenwriter Paul Dehn (2017, tbc mins)
– New interview with camera operator Brian West (2017, tbc mins)
– Original theatrical trailer
– Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
– New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
– World premiere on Blu-ray