Plot Summary:In the late 1940s, British intelligence believes they have a Russian spy in their midst. They narrow the list to 5 or so individuals one of whom is Donald Maclean, who was assigned to the British Embassy in Washington and had full access to US atomic secrets. As they slowly build their case against Maclean, they assign Kim Philby to Washington as the senior liaison officer to the CIA. He is soon joined there by an old friend, Guy Burgess. When Philby gets wind that Maclean is about to be arrested, he dispatches Burgess to warn him and both defect to the Soviet Union. Philby is thoroughly investigated and while there is a general consensus that he too is a Russian spy, there is no concrete proof and, publicly at least, is cleared. Eight years later, in 1963, Philby also defects to the Soviet Union and it is revealed that he has been a KGB Colonel for over twenty years. Based on actual events.
嗯，又不得不被提醒一次philby的口吃……导演是有多恨他==
为什么电影里没看到第四位间谍Anthony Blunt？答：这部电影拍摄于1977年，Blunt的间谍身份直到两年后才被曝光……Kim Philby的扮演者Anthony Bate正是"TTSS"和"Smiley's People"里的拉康