Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Film Synopsis
In 1973, at the height of the Cold War, the British secret services are
on a state of maximum alert. After a failed mission in Hungary,
the head of MI6 makes contact with his faithful lieutenant, George
Smiley. Fearing that the security services have been infiltrated
by a Soviet agent, Smiley's bosses partner him with a young agent,
Peter Guillam, to flush out the mole. The mission is compromised
by Smiley's previous association with a Russian spy named Karla...
Script: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan, John le Carré (novel)
Cinematographer: Hoyte Van Hoytema
Music: Alberto Iglesias
Cast: Mark Strong (Jim Prideaux),
John Hurt (Control),
Zoltán Mucsi (Magyar),
Péter Kálloy Molnár (Hungarian Waiter),
Ilona Kassai (Woman in Window),
Imre Csuja (KGB Agent),
Gary Oldman (George Smiley),
Toby Jones (Percy Alleline),
David Dencik (Toby Esterhase),
Ciarán Hinds (Roy Bland),
Colin Firth (Bill Haydon),
Kathy Burke (Connie Sachs),
Benedict Cumberbatch (Peter Guillam),
Stephen Graham (Jerry Westerby),
Arthur Nightingale (Bryant),
Simon McBurney (Oliver Lacon),
Tom Hardy (Ricki Tarr),
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes (Belinda),
Peter O'Connor (Fawn),
Roger Lloyd-Pack (Mendel)
Country: France / UK / Germany
Language: English / Russian / Hungarian / French
Support: Color
Runtime: 127 min
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