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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mark Strong | ... | Jim Prideaux | |
| John Hurt | ... | Control | |
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Zoltán Mucsi | ... | Magyar |
| Péter Kálloy Molnár | ... | Hungarian Waiter | |
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Ilona Kassai | ... | Woman in Window |
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Imre Csuja | ... | KGB Agent |
| Gary Oldman | ... | George Smiley | |
| Toby Jones | ... | Percy Alleline | |
| David Dencik | ... | Toby Esterhase | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Roy Bland | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Bill Haydon | |
| Kathy Burke | ... | Connie Sachs | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Peter Guillam | |
| Stephen Graham | ... | Jerry Westerby | |
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Arthur Nightingale | ... | Bryant |
In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control, resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian agent - a mole - and the Hungary operation was an attempt to identify which of them it was. Smiley had been forced into retirement by the departure of Control, but is asked by a senior government figure to investigate a story told to him by a rogue agent, Ricky Tarr, that there was a mole. Smiley considers that the failure of the Hungary operation and the continuing success of Operation Witchcraft (an apparent source of significant Soviet intelligence) confirms this, and takes up the task of finding him. Written by David Brain
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I have been eagerly awaiting this production for a long time and have not been disappointed. Never have I seen such a compilation of such fabulous performances together. No way is this another James Bond, it is how the world of espionage was, and is today. No car chases in Aston Martins or gadgets but a world of seedy little offices and the grim reality of this genre. What had the greatest impact on myself was the slow deep menace conveyed by all. Difficult to single out any one performance as all were amazing but I particularly admired Gary Oldman, Mark Strong and Tom Hardy for their work. At times this film has some unexpected moments of shocking cruelty. Complex character portrayal is presented in a slow deep style that only inspires you to know more about the person. The story itself is a classic and known by many, yet this production introduces a few changes which work well. One of the most absorbing and classy movies I have seen and has left a lasting impact on me. Please, please, please, make Smiley's People now.