From NetFlix:
In 1934, four brilliant Cambridge men are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for lying, they take huge personal risks to pass Britain’s biggest secrets to Moscow.
At the start of the film there is a disclaimer that some of the details are fictional. Let us hope that at least we get some insight into why these four men decided to spy for Russia. If nothing else, the acting is superb and the scenes both in England and in Germany ring true. Sex, both straight and gay, seems to pervade the atmosphere.
Cambridge’s four young spies are as follows:
- Guy Burgess is played by Tom Hollander who was Cutler Beckett in”Pirates of the Caribbean”.
- Kim Philby is played by Toby Stephens who was Mr. Rochester in the 2006 TV mini-series “Jane Eyre”.
- Donald Maclean is played by Rupert Penry-Jones of MI-5 fame.
- Anthony Blunt is played by Samuel West who was Peter Scabius in Any Human Heart (2010).
Give this British production a strong recommendation.