Otto Preminger's final film is actually really good (a surprise given his track record during his last decade of film-making). A British agent sacrifices everything and commits treason as a way of thanking the communists who helped get his wife and stepson out of South Africa. Preminger's direction has never been so lean (stark might be a better word), shooting virtually every scene from the floor up giving a real pessimistic feel to the film. The sparse use of music is another big plus. Nicol Williamson is the spy and he's efficient...his non-personality and lack of charisma are perfect for his everyman role. Iman is his wife and while clearly not an actress, her uneasiness lends itself nicely to her fish-out-of-water role. Preminger fills the supporting cast with a slew of classy Brits...Richard Attenborough as a security chief, Ann Todd as Williamson's bitchy mother, Robert Morley as a not so bright "doctor," and John Gielgud in a very brief role. Derek Jacobi is quite good as one of Williamson's peers, who finds himself taking the heat for a lot of Williamson's misdeeds. Tom Stoppard's script has a couple of choice scenes and some very funny dialog.