Drama ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1989 · 1h 46m

The Heat of the Day

Director

Cast

Michael Gambon as Harrison Patricia Hodge as Stella Michael York as Robert Hilary Mason as Mrs. Tringsby Peggy Ashcroft as Nettie Imelda Staunton as Louie

Crew

Harold Pinter — Writer

Synopsis

In World War II England, a woman is approached by a man claiming to work as an intelligence agent who has found out her lover is a spy. He promises to not arrest him if she'll have a relationship with him.

Mood & Themes

spy world war ii

Key Collaborators

Christopher Morahan Director Harold Pinter Writer

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