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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

How do you find an enemy who is hidden right before your eyes?

20116.62h 7m

Overview

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Written by John le Carré, Peter Straughan, Bridget O'Connor
Produced by Robyn Slovo, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $81.5M

Top Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

George Smiley

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Bill Haydon

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Ricki Tarr

John Hurt

John Hurt

Control

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Percy Alleline

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Jim Prideaux

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Peter Guillam

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Roy Bland

David Dencik

David Dencik

Toby Esterhase

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Connie Sachs

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbudapest, hungaryespionagespycold war1970straitorkgbsecret agentmi6molebritish spybritish intelligencesoviet

About Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 2011 exploring themes of london, england, budapest, hungary, espionage, spy, cold war, 1970s. Directed by Tomas Alfredson, it stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy. George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

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