The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (franchise)

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold franchise is a Cold War espionage series centered on John le Carré’s classic spy novel and its adaptations, exploring morally ambiguous intelligence operations and political intrigue.

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instanceOf Cold War fiction series
espionage franchise
media franchise
basedOn The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John le Carré
depicts Berlin during the Cold War
British intelligence
surface form: British intelligence services

East German Stasi
surface form: East German intelligence services
genre Cold War fiction
political thriller
spy fiction
hasPart The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965 film)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (franchise) self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (radio adaptations)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (franchise) self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (television adaptations)
inspiredBy real-world Cold War espionage
inUniverseLocation Berlin
East Germany
London, England
surface form: London
inUniverseOrganization The Circus (fictional British intelligence service)
surface form: British Circus (fictional intelligence service)
languageOfWorkOrName English
literarySourceAuthor John le Carré
mainCharacter Alec Leamas
narrativeFocus covert operations
double agents
psychological manipulation
narrativeTone bleak
realist
notableWork The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965 film)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel)
settingPeriod Cold War
targetAudience adult readers and viewers
theme betrayal
ideological conflict between East and West
moral ambiguity in intelligence work
political intrigue

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this entity surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (radio adaptations)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (franchise) hasPart The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (franchise) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (television adaptations)