Talk:The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:JohnLeCarre TheSpyWhoCameIn.jpg
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[edit] Removed Film Project related infobox
As the film has been split from the book I've removed the film infobox. --Shimbo 10:31, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Leamus and Bond
I chuckled when I read in the article that Leamus’s seedy alcoholism and cynicism was an antidote to the image of James Bond as the “perfect English gentleman”. I am old enough to remember the buzz surrounding the publication of Ian Flemming’s novels and the films based on them. In those more shockable days, Bond was regarded as anything but a gentleman. He had the sexual morals of an alleycat, and the sheer scale of his promiscuity was something not found in earlier spy literature, where spies tended to be dowdy and furtive. This makes sense, for a spy should hardly be drawing attention to himself by constant displays of lechery. The other factor that shocked early audiences was Bond’s sadism, and his nonchalant attititude to assassination and murder, and also the notion that the British Government gave certain agents the licence to kill at will. Times have changed so much that it is Bond now who is the “perfect English gentleman”, and no one bats an eye at the notion of a hero who does not fight by Queensbury rules, nor at the concept of the double O agents’ “licence to kill”. Myles325a (talk) 02:36, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- This is a good point, especially considering that the statement about Bond being a perfect English gentleman was unreferenced. I've replaced that with a quote from Alexander Cockburn about the Bond series: that it presented a romantic public fantasy of what a secret service should be, which is a true statement even if you believe Fleming's Bond to be a sadist. AyaK (talk) 05:25, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Marcus Eklund
Who is Marcus Eklund? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.20.157 (talk) 08:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
- I removed the unreferenced and notability-challenged Marcus Eklund quote. Unless the original poster could provide a link and a reason that it is notable, it will be deleted. - AyaK (talk) 23:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Who killed Leamas/Gold
"It is not entirely clear which side in the Cold War had Liz and Leamas killed" - I disagree with this statement having just finished the book. It is clear to me that the death of Liz Gold was arranged by Mundt, especially as the method with which the wall should be scaled was detailed to Leamas (he should go first) - and that Liz yould be lifted by him. The only reason, IMHO that Leamas was shot was that he descended on the Eastern side to check on her and had he not have been shot at this point, suspicion may have been raised for MundtGamesetmatch (talk) 20:40, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Kim Philby Quote
This quote is especially interesting since -- if the WP page on Le Carre is to be believed -- it was Philby that ended the writer's career as a spy in the first place. Cattishness on Philby's part, perhaps? I can't think how to add the relevant information to the quotes section, though. 78.150.255.71 (talk) 16:33, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
