Cambridge spies tv miniseries 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We british are prone to look down upon the american tv movie, and for all the same reasons that were evident in the cambridge spies. Dec 28, 2016 philby, burgess and maclean a granada tv drama written by ian curteis in 1977, covers the period of the late 1940s, when british intelligence investigated. Cold war synopsis plot based on true events that shocked a nation in the 1930s, cambridge spies tells the tale of four overprivileged cambridge university students who defied their country by becoming spies.
Cambridge spies is a 2003 fourpart bbc television drama concerning the lives of the bestknown quartet of the cambridge five soviet spies from 1934 to the 1951 defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to the soviet union. Cambridge spies dvd, 2003, 2disc set, double case for. Cambridge spies play another country impresses critics bbc news. The notorious traitors burgess, maclean, blunt and philby met at cambridge. Guy burgess, one of the cambridge spies, speaks on his meeting with winston churchill in 1938 by roman styran. While that part of the story is well known, what about the events leading to them. Cambridge spies is a bbc production based on a true story. It was first aired on 9 may 2003 and received numerous nominations including baftas and awards including the golden fipa biarritz international festival of audiovisual programming benedict cumberbatch had a featured part as edward hand in the fourpart series. Cambridge university spy ring kim philby, guy burgess. May 22, 2003 of the cambridge spies, kim philby was the one who did the most damage. Team cod, sarah stewart, presentation on donald maclean.
What happened to the cambridge five after they were found out. Trivia according to website wikipedia, the cambridge spy ring was a ring of spies recruited in part by soviet scout arnold deutsch in the united kingdom, who passed information to the soviet union during world war ii and was active at least into the early 1950s. Some of the interview clips are also archived on disc 2 in a separate gallery, a cambridge spies historical scrapbook, which includes news reports on the deaths of donald maclean and kim philby behind the iron curtain. The cambridge spy ring was a group of british young men recruited as soviet spies in the 1930s. May 08, 2003 as the bbc debuts a television series on the cambridge spies, people now on the campus weigh in on the infamous alumni. One of the most notorious spies in european history. Cambridge spies miniserie tv in 4 parti 2003, scheda completa del film di tim fywell con tom hollander, toby stephens, rupert penryjones. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Apr 04, 2014 cambridge spies play another country impresses critics.
I have spent the last four or five days reading a spy among friends. Cambridge spies has been transferred to disc in the fullframe aspect ratio of 1. The group was known as the cambridge spy rin, cambridge four, cambridge five and magnificent. Jan 25, 1991 the cambridge spies this book about kim philby, donald maclean and guy burgess focuses mainly on the question. This question is not so easy to solve, because the british authorities had every incentive to minimize the perceived damage these spies had inflicted. The four actors playing the four cambridge spies are all perfectly cast. Kim philby, anthony blunt, guy burgess, and donald maclean were members of britains upper class elite. The series was written by peter moffatt and directed by tim fywell.
Kim philby and the great betrayal by ben macintyre. Guy burgess, the cold war, and the cambridge spy ring. Spies surname, a german surname spies band, a jazz fusion band. Cambridge spies the story of the most notorious spies in british history is to. The dialogue is in english with no multiplelanguage options, though the material is closed captioned in english for the hearing impaired. York had been chosen to play him in a film of his life, philby was appalled, saying. Many secret service personnel lost their lives thanks to his treachery.
The group was known in britain as the cambridge spy ring, after the university where the men attended classes and were recruited for espionage. Cambridge spies tv series 20032003 the movie database tmdb. Communists, the cambridge spies and the making of modern britain by richard davenporthines william collins. The true story of britains most infamous spies as it follows them from their iniitial recruitment by the kgb in the mid 1930s, as students at cambridge university, through the end of their careers in the 1950s. What damage did anthony blunts spy ring do to britain.
Cambridge spies 2003 drama tracing the tale of the most infamous double agents in british history. They were of course found out, even the fourth mystery man blunt, very well played and produced, worth a look. Apr 28, 2003 cambridge spies is the latest of many dramatic takes on the cold war traitors. Share cambridge spies dvd, 2003 cambridge spies dvd, 2003 2 product ratings. Bbc news entertainment bbc tackles glamorous spies. Cambridge spies bbc made for entertainment purposes only, no.
Based on the true story of four brilliant young men at cambridge university who are recruited to spy for russia in 1934. Blunt befriends king george vi anthony andrews, who gives him a hushhush assignment. Cambridge spies dbl dvd in 1934, four brilliant young men at cambridge university are recruited to spy for russia. The story of the most infamous spies in british history is to be made into a major drama for bbc two cambridge spies the story of the most notorious spies in british history is to be made into. The series attempts to look beyond their crimes by focusing on their dedication to their cause and to each other and how they belived they were serving their country. This moody bbc 2003 dramatization of the most notorious debacle in the history of. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Cambridge spies tv miniseries 2003 cambridge spies. Download cambridge spies e0104 torrent kickasstorrents.
The portlandbased punk band red dons is named after the cambridge five. Cambridge spies 2003 in the 1930s, soviets recruit british collegians kim philby toby stephens, guy burgess tom hollander, anthony blunt samuel west and donald mclean as agents. Its the true story of a group of cambridge university students who are recruited to spy for the soviet union in the early 1930s. Aug 05, 2002 the bbc says it wants the audience to be able to sympathise with the spies, whom it will portray as incredibly glamorous. Harold adrian russell philby, the son of an arabian adventurer, nicknamed kim after rudyard kiplings boy spy, arrived at cambridge in 1929 to study history and economics. Regista, attori, sceneggiatori, musicisti e tutto il cast tecnico. Jul 24, 2009 what damage did anthony blunts spy ring do to britain. Maclean reveals the truth about his double life to melinda anna louise plowman. One of the more recent productions turned out to be bbcs fourpart television miniseries called cambridge spies. Cambridge spies 2003 is a cold war drama, history tv series starring toby stephens and rupert penryjones. Although these circumstances influenced the cambridge spies to embrace communism, they can never excuse betrayal of their country, thereby causing the deaths of so many mi5 secret agents working inside russia.
Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice, a talent for lying and a hatred for fascism, the four take huge personal risks to. As you can tell from the title it is a nonfiction book about kim philby. The group was known as the cambridge spy rin, cambridge four, cambridge five and magnificent five. Cambridge spies, the bbcs moody 2003 dramatisation of the most notorious debacle in the history of the british secret service, raises the spectre of the treachery of philby, burgess, maclean and blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. This is the story of blunt, burgess, philby and maclean, the most notorious double agents in british history. Cambridge spies, on bbc america tomorrow night, is, of all things. The first ones to be named were donald maclean and guy burgess. Oct 29, 2015 cambridge five consisted of five identified members but it has been claimed that the whole cambridge spy ring had more spies, yet to be identified. Allen leech portrays john cairncross in the imitation game, a biopic of alan turing. Cambridge spies was a 2003 fourpart bbc television drama concerning the lives of the cambridge five from 1934 to the defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice, a talent for lying and a hatred for fascism, the four take huge personal risks to pass britains biggest secrets to moscow. Cambridge spies drama tracing the tale of the most infamous double agents in british history. The cambridge spies is the first book to detail their behindthescenes effort to sabotage americas national security apparatus during the crucial period between 1945 and 1951 when each, at various times, served at the british embassy in washington. A spokeswoman said it would be a fresh take on the story, and that it was the first time the story of the group as a whole had ever been tackled by film makers.
Cambridge spies is a four part, four hour bbc miniseries that looks at the journey these four spies took from recruitment at cambridge up until the burgess and macleans 1951 defection. Cambridge spies tv miniseries is a tv series directed by tim fywell with tom hollander, toby stephens, rupert penryjones, samuel west, year. Cambridge five ano, ve skutecnosti jich bylo pet patri mezi jednu z nejvetsich spionaznich eskapad a megavysirek historie tajnych sluzeb. Tom hollander, toby stephens, rupert penryjones, samuel west, stuart laing, darrell dsilva, annalouise plowman, ronald pickup, marcel iures, angus wright, patrick kennedy, colin higgins, john light, imelda staunton, simon woods, james fox, anthony andrews, benedict cumberbatch. Cambridge spies is a madefortv drama produced by the bbc which dramatizes the true story of these unlikely secret agents, exploring how they worked together, and what finally brought their. Samuel west reprises his role as anthony blunt from cambridge spies in the crown in 2019, in the season three episode titled olding. Philby admitting his espionage after years of denial, and anthony blunts appearance in an art tour of the queen mums. As drama it cant be faulted, but as a depiction of historical events it left much to be desired. The tale of the most infamous double agents in british history. Cambridge spies film 2003 recensioni film e serie tv. A biography of the most complex and enigmatic of the cambridge spies, a group of. Based on true events that shocked a nation in the 1930s, cambridge spies tells the tale of four overprivileged cambridge university students who defied their country by becoming spies for russia.
This fourpart drama relates the story of the cambridge spy ring. Cambridge spies is a fourpart bbc television drama, broadcast on bbc2 in may 2003, concerning the lives of the bestknown quartet of the cambridge five soviet spies, from 1934 to the 1951 defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to the soviet union. Watch cambridge spies episodes online season 1 2003. Stephensis a mostly tv experienced actor with roles in jane eyre, cambridge spies, wired, robin hood and vexed. This moody bbc 2003 dramatization of the most notorious debacle in the history of the british secret service raises the specter of the treachery of philby, burgess, maclean, and blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. And the rightwing press is already attacking it for portraying them as heroes. Cambridge spies is a fourpart bbc television drama, broadcast on bbc2 in may 2003, concerning the lives of the bestknown quartet of the cambridge five. Samuel west is anthony blunt and his film credits include iris.
Spies most commonly refers to people who engage in spying, espionage or clandestine operations spies or the spies may also refer to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Marek kanievska cast rupert everett, colin firth, michael jenn based on the life of the young guy burgess, who would become better known as one. Cambridge spies tv miniseries 2003 plot synopsis imdb.
The members of the ring were donald maclean 19 1983, guy burgess 1911 1963, harold kim philby 1912 1988 and anthony blunt 1907 1983. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for. I liked most about it how it portrayed the truth about the cambridge spies that they were trying to save the world from nazism and were not paid for their services.
Benedict in the small part as edward hunt in the story about the famous cambridge five. The true story of a group of cambridge university students who are recruited to spy for the soviet union in the early 1930s. Bbc news uk england cambridgeshire cambridge spies. Achetez cambridge spies import anglais au meilleur prix. Enjoyed the film, watching as they played out their treason, but without giving a loving nudge to them for doing it. A list of 23 films compiled on letterboxd, including cambridge spies 2003, philby, burgess and maclean 1977, an englishman abroad 1983, a question of attribution 1991 and blunt 1987. The lives of the double agents anthony blunt, guy burgess, donald maclean and kim philby, from when they first all met at cambridge university in 1934 to the. The best book on the cambridge five was written by the best spy among them, and perhaps of all time.
Quincy jones score for john and mary was quite sparse, leaving obligatory space for the film s myriad dialogue exchanges and source music, but the score is memorable for being atypical of the material jones was writing at the time. Bay serves as executive producer along with his platinum dunes partners andrew form and brad fuller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1934 at cambridge university, they establish a spy ring fuelled by youthful idealism, passionately committed to social justice and to fighting fascism. This fine bbc docudrama depicts the lives of the four cambridge spies from their university days, when they were recruited to do espionage work for the soviet union, through the defections of two of the four some twenty years later. Former students kim philby, donald maclean, guy burgess, and anthony blunt were not motivated by money but believed in the anticapitalist model of the soviet union. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Cambridge spies by rupert penryjones, samuel west, toby.
It was written by peter moffat and directed by tim fywell. By kev geoghegan arts and entertainment reporter, bbc news. By 2003 the herad been only limited period of devolved. At a student party at cambridge university in 1934, kim philby comes to the aid of jewish student miriam when she is insulted by an antisemitic student. According to website wikipedia, the cambridge spy ring was a ring of spies recruited in part by soviet scout arnold deutsch in the united kingdom, who passed information to the soviet union during world war ii and was active at least into the early 1950s. The story of the cambridge five really did deserve better than this. Philby, burgess and maclean a granada tv drama written by ian curteis in 1977, covers the period of the late 1940s, when british intelligence investigated. Fourpart drama about the lives of the famous quartet of the cambridge five, whose fifth man remained unknown. It tells the story of four friends burgess, blunt, philby and maclean the cambridge spies who spied for the soviet union. The other four were maciean donald, guy burgess, kim philby and anthony blunt. The part i did not like was showing too many homosexual scenes. Cambridge spies is an intelligent, well scripted, well acted and overall well done tv drama that begins in the thirties during a time of great upheaval. Cambridge spies is a madefortv drama produced by the bbc which dramatizes the true story of these unlikely secret agents, exploring how they worked together, and what finally brought their secret lives into the spotlight.
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