| The Deadly Affair | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | Paul Dehn |
| Produced by | Sidney Lumet |
| Starring | James Mason |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Thelma Connell |
| Music by | Quincy Jones |
Production company | Sidney Lumet Film Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion-Columbia (UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes (UK) 107 minutes (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.4 million[1] |
The Deadly Affair is a 1967 British spy film based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (1961). The film stars James Mason and was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn.[2]
As it is a Columbia Pictures production and Paramount owned the film rights to the name George Smiley, the central character is renamed Charles Dobbs; however, his police liaison Mendel and wife Ann's names are retained. Paramount had acquired the film rights to the Smiley character name when filming The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965).[3]
The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, and the bossa nova theme song, "Who Needs Forever", was performed by Astrud Gilberto.
- ^ On Three War Fronts By A. H. WEILER. New York Times 9 Jan 1966: 69.
- ^ "The Deadly Affair". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Wootton, Adrian (5 October 2002). "John le Carré at the NFT (1)". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2021.