The assignment takes Avner and his team around the world as they hunt down and kill 11 targets.
Spielbergs even-handed portrayal of both sides of the conflict is equally impressive.
Spielberg handles the story with a masterful touch, allowing the characters and actors to take center stage.
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Rylance, who would win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, is similarly brilliant in his role.
The film coasts onRichard Burtons Oscar-nominated lead performance as Alec Leamas.
Devlin (Cary Grant) to help him gain intel on a group of Nazis hiding in Brazil.
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All three stars are exceptional, but the film is finely tuned towards Bergmans magnetic presence.
Aside fromCasablanca, no film utilized this asset of hers anywhere near as well asNotorious.
Becoming entwined with a mysterious though alluring woman, Thornhill must use his wits to escape the situation alive.
His wrongfully accused character remains as iconic as the legendary action sequences he was caught up in.
He has seldom been depicted better than he was in 2011sTinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Oldman received an Oscar nomination for his lead performance.
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