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Bernard Lee (Actor), William Sylvester (Actor), Robert Tronson (Director) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars 59 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack, David Kossoff, Nancy Nevinson
  • Directors: Robert Tronson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 21 July 2014
  • Run Time: 86 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00JPDOQ1C
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,834 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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There have always been spies men and women who have pried for patriotism, for religion, for love... or for money. This intriguing drama is based on the true story of the Portland spy ring an unlikely Soviet operation active in southern England from the late 1950s until January 1961 when the core members were arrested. Directed by TV drama veteran Robert Tronson, Ring of Spies stars Bernard Lee (best known as Ian Fleming s M ) William Sylvester, Thorley Walters and BAFTA winners Margaret Tyzack and David Kossoff. It is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer.

An antiquarian bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled, hard-drinking naval clerk and the lonely secretary he recruits; a polished Soviet agent who assumes the identity of a dead Canadian citizen: the players in a familiar Cold War story of hidden cameras, dead-letter drops and a long-range radio calling Moscow Central. A duel between Soviet intelligence and British counter-espionage, and a trade in deadly secrets directed from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip, hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers...

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5.0 out of 5 starsRing of Spies in DVD format
By J. M. Cook on 27 April 2014
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I recorded this item some years ago courtesy of video recording. I am delighted this drama/documentary will now be released in DVD format. I consider Ring of Spies to be the most excellent of drama/documentary as it uses the actual locations, the casting is superb.

I enjoy espionage films ie Funeral in Berlin, Quiller Memorandum, Smiley's People, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Torn Curtain etc, but they are all excellent fiction whilst Ring of Spies is factual, it happened here!

On the evening following the end of the court case featuring Gordon Lonsdale, Harry Houghton, Ethel Gee and The Kroger's, I, together with my friend drove in his brand new Renault Dophine to Cranley Drive at night and sat for some time staring at the bungalow in which the Kroger's lived and from which they sent their messages to their Russian masters....very eerie at the time.

William Sylvester, Bernard Lee and David Kossof are all excellent, hence I would advise anyone even remotely interested in spying and espionage to acquire this DVD.....I can't wait for my pre-ordered copy to arrive.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTrue life spying portrayed realistically!
By Ahantrobus on 26 Dec. 2014
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This film is documentary style and a good study of the early parts of the real life case.
I was though a trifle disappointed by the somewhat rushed ending.
I had hoped to see portrayed the final Ruislip elements. Where agents took over the house
opposite to check out the coming and going at the spies bungalow.
I imagine that the suspense at this point would have been considerable as Mrs. Kroger
was friendly with the neighbour and visited often.
Apart from that omission I thought the film was very good.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWe're VIPs, not Dreary Little Clerks!
By Film Fan TOP 500 REVIEWER on 11 Jan. 2015
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This absorbing, well-filmed drama is based on the true story of the Portland Spy Ring, an unlikely group of unassuming, London-based clerks and booksellers, who become spies, led by a Soviet agent, posing as a Canadian. The main characters depicted in the film are a disgruntled, hard-drinking naval clerk, played by the incomparable man-next-door actor, Bernard Lee, and a lonely ministry secretary, played by the highly watchable Margaret Tyzack. The latter falls in love with the rather plain Lee, and is also seduced by the (relatively paltry) payments they get from the Soviets. The naturalistic acting from these two is superb, and they are well supported by American actor, William Sylvester, a handsome, natty dresser, playing the Soviet posing as a Canadian. Unlike the others, this character is rather glamorous and personable. The black and white cinematography is excellent, and we get some wonderful scenes of early-Sixties London, including department stores, Piccadilly, and a variety of tube and rail stations. The scenes set in a bungalow in Ruislip, a modest west London suburb, are both amusing and slightly shocking, given the ease with which long range radio messages are sent to Moscow, and coded micro-dots are disguised as punctuation marks in books. Last but not least, the DVD transfer is very good, so full marks for great value.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA fun period piece still worth watching
By Mark Pack TOP 500 REVIEWER on 1 Jan. 2016
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Very much a period piece, this film is still very watchable as it tells an approximately accurate story of a Communist spy ring in Portland and London. "Approximately" because the film includes misdirection about the actual source of the clues which got the British security services onto the spy ring, clues from a CIA mole in the Polish security services. Not surprisingly, the mole's role in the story was kept secret but that doesn't matter too much as the film weaves a good story out of the rest of the events, helped by some excellent acting. There is also plenty of fun to be had spotting current London landmarks in their 1960s garb.

The documentary style topping and tailing of the film with warnings to the audience about real spies is a little over the top, though also very much a message of its time.

As ever with older (and quite a few newer) films, the attitudes towards women in the film are rather embarrassing at times, such as when a room full mostly of men turns to two women and offers them the chance to leave rather than continuing to listen to a bugged conversation in which the people have started kissing. One of the women responds she is happy to stay as she knows about such things being engaged (!). However, the main female character is well portrayed along with her dilemmas over what to do and who to go along with.
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4.0 out of 5 starsAnother Network from the vaults
By John S. Hutchinson on 3 Sept. 2014
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Very competent almost documentary telling of the Portland Spy Ring. Ably acted by Bernard Lee, Margaret Tyzack and William Sylvester (the latter two meeting again in 2001 A Space Odyssey !) Many familiar faces in small roles (Geoffrey Palmer, Paul Eddington) and lots of location shots from the sixties to enjoy, A decent, sharp print, a few scratches, correct ratio Recommended
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting rarity.
By Adrian Drew TOP 500 REVIEWER on 2 Aug. 2015
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A great little period piece with fine performances from the late great Margaret Tyzack at the start of what was to become a major theatrical career. Nicely paced and quite provocative for the time this look at the Portland spy ring has much to offer.
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4.0 out of 5 starsI bought this DVD because I saw the movie when ...
By Lizzie on 18 Dec. 2014
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I bought this DVD because I saw the movie when it did the rounds in early 60's and found it fascinating as the events had major coverage in the newspapers at that time. I found that it had "stood the test of time." It's black and white and a bit moody as things were then but the actors are talented and still come across as believable, if flawed. An example of how unsophisticated people of the early post-war years could be drawn into things which had implications beyond their understanding. Security was in it's infancy with people discussing their jobs in public places and flashing money around.
In this era of flashy espionage movies it may seem a bit tame (not a car chase in sight) most people didn't have a car! and it was one of the things the poorly paid prospective spies aspired to.
Not everyone's cup of tea but a very accurate portrayal of it's time and will appeal to people studying that area or who lived through it.
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