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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
25 October 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Tinker, Tailor Adaptation Finds Right Director
 (From TheMovingPicture. 9 July 2009, 11:00 PM, PDT)
A 'Tailor' made International Career for Let the Right One In's Tomas Alfredson
 (From ioncinema. 9 July 2009)
User Comments:
One of the great spy films of all time. more (22 total)

Cast

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Alec Guinness ... George Smiley (6 episodes, 1982)
Eileen Atkins ... Madame Ostrakova (4 episodes, 1982)
Bill Paterson ... Lauder Strickland (4 episodes, 1982)
Vladek Sheybal ... Otto Leipzig (4 episodes, 1982)
Andy Bradford ... Ferguson (4 episodes, 1982)
Bernard Hepton ... Toby Esterhase (3 episodes, 1982)
Michael Byrne ... Peter Guillam (3 episodes, 1982)
Anthony Bate ... Oliver Lacon (3 episodes, 1982)
Tusse Silberg ... Alexandra Ostrakova (3 episodes, 1982)
Germaine Delbat ... Madame La Pierre (3 episodes, 1982)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:360 min (6 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:M18
Filming Locations:
Bern, Kanton Bern, Switzerland more
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
After "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979), producer Jonathan Powell wanted to do a sequel, but because "The Honourable Schoolboy" - the next novel in the John le Carré series - was set in Hong Kong, it was thought to be too expensive to film. So Powell skipped to "Smiley's People". more
Quotes:
Connie Sachs: Is that booze you're toting in your pocket, or a bloody great gun?
George Smiley: It's fatal either way.
Connie Sachs: Oh, goody, let's have lots!
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Movie Connections:
Follows The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
One of the great spy films of all time., 12 June 2003
Author: Rebecca (Vega74) from Toronto Canada

Definitely the best film version of the books. More artful than Tinker Tailor and much more intense. The characters are more developed, especially Smiley's. The end of the movie had me on the edge of my seat, the suspense was incredible. If you enjoy spy films, this is absolutely essential viewing.

If only they made films this great all the time! (now available on DVD)

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