His most intimate betrayal 1 of 2 video dailymotion. Aileen died in 1957, when tommy was just 11 years old. Born in 1946, dudley tommy philby is the third of kims five children with his second of four wives, aileen furse philby. Biography of kim philby excerpt harold adrian russell kim philby or h. There is a bbc tv series about philby and the others in his spy ring, called the cambridge spies, another tv series, that focuses on fictional characters, but with philby as a major character, is the company.
I was born on 1 september 1932 in the heart of moscow on rozhdestvenka street. Kim philby and the great betrayal first edition by ben macintyre isbn. Kim philby, byname of harold adrian russell philby, born january 1, 1912, ambala, indiadied may 11, 1988, moscow, russia, u. Daughter of philby admires good dad the sunday times. Rare film emerges of doubleagent kim philby speaking. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a highranking member of british intelligence who worked as a spy for and later defected to the soviet union. Those closest to himlike his fellow mi6 officer and best friend since childhood, nicholas elliot, and the cias head of counterintelligence, james jesus angletonknew him as a loyal. Kim philby biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Mr philby was nicknamed kim after a spy character in a rudyard kipling book. The spy who went into the cold soviet spy documentary. I have long since lost the degree indeed, i think it is in the possession of mi5. The main event with denise phillips harry scott gibbons 2002 interview by denise phillips with so much interest in events in cyprus way back in 1974 on my radio show the main event this week we share this. With ben macintyre, david oakes, william beck, mark elliott. Philbys son, widow, speak on 50th anniversary of his.
Elliott was philbys colleague in mi6 who befriended him, defended. The film recounts philbys love affair and marriage to eleanor brewer during his time in. Kim philby rose through the ranks of british intelligence. One theory holds that british double agent kim philby who was on gibraltar at the time of the crash and who defected to the soviet union in the early 1960s might have had a role in the crash. The story of kim philby, one of the famous cambridge spies, who was a double agent for the kgb while working in a position of trust for the british secret service. Famous for guarding his privacy, the author says will be his final uk tv interview. Philby, kim synonyms, philby, kim pronunciation, philby, kim translation, english dictionary definition of philby, kim. To watch the telegraphs latest video content please visit. Kim philby, british double agent, reveals all in secret video. The tape is of kim philby giving a secret lecture to the stasi, the east german intelligence service, in 1981. Slowly deteriorating and losing confidence in himself, was the verdict of kims father, the explorer, author, and cartographer sheik abdullah, whod changed his name from harry st.
In 1962 when i met kim philby in beirut, the lebanese capital, it was not as a journalist or current affairs film maker but more as a youthful naturalist to explain how to feed a young fox. Akuza e bashes per lobimin rus, apeli kerkon kohe per provat e dosjes. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a british intelligence officer and a double agent for the soviet union. Kim philby harold adrian russell philby, 191288, british double agent, son of harry st. The story of kim philby, one of the famous cambridge spies, who was a double agent for the kgb while. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1912 1988 genealogy. Born in 1946, dudley tommy philby is the third of kim s five children with his second of four wives, aileen furse philby. Notorious cambridge spy kim philby, the former head of britains soviet counterintelligence who defected to the ussr in 1963, spent his last 25 years there. Kims face was bloated and his cornflower blue eyes were glassy and red. Philby, kim definition of philby, kim by the free dictionary. New york times bestseller the true story of kim philby, the cold wars most infamous spy, from the master espionage writer and author of the spy and the traitor. The bbc has uncovered previously unseen footage of one of britains most infamous spies talking about his work as a double agent.
In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the cambridge five, a spy ring which passed information to the soviet union during world war ii and in the early stages of the cold war. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a british intelligence. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, or contribute to the discussion. Of the five, philby is believed to have been most successful. The younger philby was known as kim, after the hero of rudyard kiplings novel of that name, a young boy who serves his country as a spy. Phillip knightley, journalist who wrote of british spy. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. In his autobiography, my silent war, kim philby says that he left cambridge in 1933, with a degree and the conviction that my life must be devoted to communism. Kim philby anthony bate, guy burgess derek jacobi and donald maclean michael culver were all recruited whilst at cambridge university. Astrology and natal chart of kim philby, born on 19120101. Britains greatest traitor spy kim philby who walked out of mi6 with briefcases. Spy kim philby died disillusioned with communism world.
Philby defected to the soviet union from britain in 1963. Kim philby was born on january 1, 1912 in ambala, punjab, british india as harold adrian russell philby. The main event on brt 02082014 harry scott gibbons by cangazi on august 1, 2014. Phillip knightley, who was the only western journalist to interview british spy kim philby, a longtime double agent for the soviet union, and who wrote compelling books about journalism and the. Kim philby his most intimate betrayal s01 ep01 1 part 01 hd watch. He was loved and admired by his colleagues, and he was a soviet agent. In 1963, at the height of the cold war, a welleducated englishman called kim philby boarded a russian freighter in beirut and defected to. A previously unseen video of infamous double agent kim philby describing his career as. I didnt know anything about kim philby before reading some british cold war history recently, and i was amazed that i had never heard about him, either in popular culture or in school. Even in death, the spy kim philby serves the kremlins.
He was married to rufina ivanovna pukhova, eleanor brewer, aileen furse and litzi friedmann. Ben macintyre has consulted virtually every available source on kim philby and selected the best bits for this delightful read. The recently discovered tape of the british double agent talking to the stasi is full of useful advice for evading capture including how a. The key to philby s success and his survival, macintyre explains, lay in his friendship with a man that history has. They succeeded in leaking a large amount of highlyclassified information to the russians before being discovered in the 1950s in a scandal which fairly rocked the british establishment. That was written in 1967, four years after he had fled to moscow to escape prosecution by the british. I have few recollections of the moment apart from my suggestions for the animals wellbeing.
The private life of kim philby the moscow years by rufina philby, mikhail lyubimov and hayden peake fromm international. Kim philby reveals his secrets in newly discovered stasi film. Once in moscow mr philby became a russian citizen and remarried. Master storyteller ben macintyres most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth centurys greatest spy story. A communist, he served as an nkvd and kgb operative.
He argues that philby has become a caricature of the gentleman spy, obscuring the fact that philby was a ruthless killer, who betrayed everyone around him. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Kim philby is interviewed about his association with guy burgess. Lionsgate adapting kim philby biography a spy among. The privileged son of a british diplomat, harold kim philby became one of the most famous spies of the 20th century when he defected to the soviet union in 1963 after a career in british intelligence. He died on may 11, 1988 in moscow, russian sfsr, ussr. Philby january 1, 1912 may 11, 1988 was a high ranking member of british intelligence who led a lifelong career as a spy for the soviet union philby was revealed as a possible member of the spy ring known as the cambridge five, along with donald maclean, guy burgess, anthony blunt and john cairncross although. Rare film emerges of doubleagent kim philby speaking after defection. Rare film emerges of doubleagent kim philby speaking after. Anger has greeted plans for a new film that will portray kim philby, one of britains. The amazing story of kim philby who was in charge of an important section of the british secret service, and who was also a spy for the soviets. Kim philby is within the scope of wikiproject espionage, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of espionage, intelligence, and related topics. In 1963, at the height of the cold war, a welleducated englishman called kim philby boarded a russian freighter in beirut and defected to moscow from under the nose of british intelligence.
Its simply annoying and even more so when most of the film is showing him with his stiff gaze into the camera, either. People seen as puppets to be played by the spymasters with plenty of double dealing. John bridger philby, studied trinity college, cambridge. Kim philby in russia in 1968, five years after defecting. A new portrait of the british double agent kim philby, second from right, at a state art gallery in moscow. The twoway it is a very, very dirty story, the notorious spy says in an archived film reel from 1981 that the bbc.
Another mi6 officer was then left to watch over him. But it was resumed a few months later, when he received a. He worked as a general for the kgb and was awarded the order of lenin for services to the country. He died in russia in 1988 and was buried with full military honours. The twoway it is a very, very dirty story, the notorious spy says in an archived film. Recruited by the russians during their days at cambridge, three young englishmen rise to become highranked mi5 agents until their exposure in 1949. That same year kim, already committed to the cause that was to shape his life, became the treasurer of the cambridge. Harold adrian russell kim philby was a highranking member of british intelligence who worked as a spy for and later defected to the soviet union. Sikorskis death influenced polands wartime fate, historian baliszewski said on tvn24 television. Kim philby biography birthday, trivia indian spy who2. Kim philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head britains counterintelligence against the soviet union during the height of the cold warwhile he was secretly working for the enemy. In programme one of this twopart special, bestselling author ben macintyre explores the truth behind the most famous double agent in modern history harold kim philby.
Author ben macintyre explores the truth behind one of the most famous double agents in modern history harold kim philby. The privileged son of a british diplomat, harold kim philby became one of the most famous spies of the 20th century when he defected to the soviet union in 1963 after a career in. Kim philby, british double agent, reveals all in secret. The person he betrayed more than anybody else was his close friend and superior in the british secret service, nicholas elliott. With anthony bate, derek jacobi, michael culver, bernard archard. No matter if a spy among friends contains few startling insights there is always room on the bookshelf for wellwritten, scrupulously annotated research. The tv banner has acquired the tv rights to british author ben macintyres new biography a spy among friends. His most intimate betrayal tv miniseries 2014 imdb. It shows the establishment up for what it was, a cosy club driven by plenty of drinking in private clubs, with nods and winks to career. Kim philby his most intimate betrayal 2014 directed.
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