The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.
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- TriviaThe closing credits note the real-life Melita Norwood incident as having "inspired" the film. At the end of this movie, the reporters outside of Joan Stanley's (Dame Judi Dench's) home ask, "How much money did you get?" She answers, indignantly, "Nothing." In reality, Norwood stated, "I did what I did, not to make money, but to help prevent the defeat of a system which had at great cost given ordinary people food and fares which they could afford, a good education, and a health service." (New York Times report 13.9.99.) At that time, the U.K.'s newly elected Labour (Socialist) government under Prime Minister Clement Attlee (shown and played in this movie by Robin Soans), had introduced its first publicly (taxpayer) funded welfare state. On the first day of the new parliament, Labour members sang the socialist anthem the Red Flag.
- GoofsAt 52:37- Joan is watching a newsreel which shows the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test. This test occurred after WW2.
- Quotes
Joan Stanley: I was fighting for the living, I loved my country!
- ConnectionsFeatures Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- SoundtracksSweet Serenade
Written and Performed by Geoffrey Peter Gascoyne
Courtesy of KPM Music
Published by EMI Production Music
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Underrated
Critics blast this film as a missed opportunity. I heartily disagree, spy films do not all have to be fast paced intrigue. This film is a slow burn and thoughtful character study on the motivations of a woman in extraordinary positions.
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- Feb 1, 2020
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,579,730
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $38,949
- Apr 21, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $10,647,493
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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