Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Wilson copies the membership list of the American German Cultural Commitee, the list he copies contains a font that was only recently available on typewriters. None of the "photocopies" in the movie contain features of the mimeographs that would've produced those copies in the 40s, 50s and 60s. Likewise, the photos used to blackmail Wilson later in the film also appear to have been printed on an ink-jet or laser printer. (more)

Trivia:
Wayne Wang was set to direct but management changes at Columbia ended Wang's involvement and Philip Kaufman was the next person set to direct but he eventually left the project. When it moved to MGM, John Frankenheimer signed on to make the movie and wanted Robert De Niro to star. Unfortunately, Frankenheimer died in 2002 and at the same time De Niro was developing his own spy story. (more)

Filming Locations:
49-51 Chambers Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Miriam: You are safe here with me.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations (more)