Movie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-09-16
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Karla Films, Paradis Films, Kinowelt
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gary Oldman as George Smiley
- Colin Firth as Bill Haydon
- Tom Hardy as Ricki Tarr
- John Hurt as Control
- Toby Jones as Percy Alleline
- Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Peter Guillam
- Ciarán Hinds as Roy Bland
- David Dencik as Toby Esterhase
- Kathy Burke as Connie Sachs
- Stephen Graham as Jerry Westerby
- Simon McBurney as Oliver Lacon
Crew
- Tomas Alfredson - Director
- Bridget O'Connor - Screenplay
- Peter Straughan - Screenplay
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