Spymaster Alec Leamas returns from West Berlin in disgrace. With his informants either exposed or dead, his career is just the latest casualty in a merciless Cold War. However, his master, Control, thinks otherwise. Alec's failure could be an opportunity. Sinking further into despair and dissolufion, Alec becomes a target for the agents of his old enemy. And with such contact comes the chance for revenge...
Spymaster Alec Leamas returns from West Berlin in disgrace. With his informants either exposed or dead, his career is just the latest casualty in a merciless Cold War. However, his master, Control, thinks otherwise. Alec's failure could be an opportunity. Sinking further into despair and dissolufion, Alec becomes a target for the agents of his old enemy. And with such contact comes the chance for revenge...