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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy stars Alec Guinness as George Smiley, John le Carré's familiar, aging British Intelligence agent, called out of retirement to discover the identity of the high...( read more  read more... )-ranking Russian mole who has burrowed deep into "the Circus"--codename for the British secret service. This slow-burning, complicated, and ultimately rewarding BBC adaptation, dramatized by Arthur Hopcroft and directed by John Irvin, perfectly captures Le Carré's own insight into the shady underworld of spies and the political climate during the cold war.

Le Carré's style is the antithesis of his contemporary Ian Fleming's--far from the glamorous lifestyle of James Bond, with his fast cars and faster women, these agents ride around in Skodas, and Beryl Reid is the closest thing to a femme fatale, save for Smiley's elusive wife, Anne. An extraordinary cast (including Ian Bannen, Hywel Bennett, and Ian Richardson), gritty realism, and close attention to detail make Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy an outstanding piece of television drama. --Nicola Perry

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Unrated, 324 min.

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Release Date: March 1, 2004

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DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004

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  • Roughead18
    January 22, 2007
    Roughead18
    kool as i might wanna see lol of course i wanna see it
  • lobrien2
    September 24, 2006
    lobrien2
    Best spy movie of all time.
  • twirlyellow
    August 29, 2006
    twirlyellow
    i have seen bits of it and what i saw i loved

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