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John le Carré
He was born in Poole, Dorset in England on October 19th, 1931. He went to Sherborne School and, later, studied German literature for one year at University of Bern. Later, he went to Lincoln College, Oxford and graduated in Modern Languages. From 1956 to 1958, he taught at Eton and from 1959 to 1964, he was a member of the British Foreign Service ...
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2018
The Little Drummer Girl
(TV Mini-Series) (based on the novel by - 6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6
(2018)
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- Episode #1.5
(2018)
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- Episode #1.4
(2018)
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- Episode #1.3
(2018)
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- Episode #1.2
(2018)
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2016
The Night Manager
(TV Series) (based on the novel by - 6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6
(2016)
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- Episode #1.5
(2016)
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- Episode #1.4
(2016)
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- Episode #1.3
(2016)
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- Episode #1.2
(2016)
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A Perfect Spy
(TV Mini-Series) (5 episodes, 1987) (novel - 2 episodes, 1987)
- Episode #1.7
(1987)
... (novel)
- Episode #1.6
(1987)
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- Episode #1.5
(1987)
- Episode #1.4
(1987)
- Episode #1.3
(1987)
Smiley's People
(TV Mini-Series) (novel - 6 episodes, 1982) (screenplay - 6 episodes, 1982)
- Episode #1.6
(1982)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Episode #1.5
(1982)
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- Episode #1.4
(1982)
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- Episode #1.3
(1982)
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- Episode #1.2
(1982)
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1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(TV Mini-Series) (novel - 7 episodes)
- Flushing Out the Mole
(1979)
... (novel)
- Smiley Sets a Trap
(1979)
... (novel)
- Tinker Tailor
(1979)
... (novel)
- How It All Fits Together
(1979)
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- Smiley Tracks the Mole
(1979)
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Other Works:
Novel: "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold" (filmed as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)). See more »Publicity Listings:
5 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 11 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Official Sites:
JohnleCarre.comAlternate Names:
David Cornwell
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[describing a particularly loathsome character in 'A Delicate Truth'] Jay Crispin was your normal, rootless, amoral, plausible, half-educated, nicely spoken frozen adolescent in a bespoke suit, with an unappeasable craving for money, power and respect, regardless where he got them from. See more »Trivia:
British double agent and defector Kim Philby blew the cover of many British agents in the Communist bloc after his defection to the Soviet Union, with Le Carre (under his real name of David Cornwell) being one of them. See more »Star Sign:
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