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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • 20112011
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  • 2h 7m
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Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
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In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
IMDb RATING
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204K
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POPULARITY
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83
    • Tomas Alfredson
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Bridget O'Connor(screenplay by)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Gary Oldman
    • Colin Firth
    • Tom Hardy
    • Tomas Alfredson
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Bridget O'Connor(screenplay by)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Gary Oldman
    • Colin Firth
    • Tom Hardy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 683User reviews
    • 490Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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    "The Scalp Hunters"
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    "Smiley Is Suspicious"
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    "I'm Putting My Life in Your Hands"
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    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • George Smiley
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Bill Haydon
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Ricki Tarr
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Jim Prideaux
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Control
    Zoltán Mucsi
    Zoltán Mucsi
    • Magyar
    Péter Kálloy Molnár
    Péter Kálloy Molnár
    • Hungarian Waiter
    Ilona Kassai
    • Woman in Window
    Imre Csuja
    Imre Csuja
    • KGB Agent
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Percy Alleline
    David Dencik
    David Dencik
    • Toby Esterhase
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Roy Bland
    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Connie Sachs
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Peter Guillam
    Stephen Graham
    Stephen Graham
    • Jerry Westerby
    Arthur Nightingale
    • Bryant
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Oliver Lacon
    Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
    Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
    • Belinda
    • (as Amanda Fairbank Hynes)
      • Tomas Alfredson
      • John le Carré(novel)
      • Bridget O'Connor(screenplay by)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      John le Carré's novel was based on the uncovering, during the 1950s and 1960s, of the Cambridge Five traitors, who were K.G.B. moles working within the S.I.S. It is the first book in le Carré's Karla, or Quest for Karla trilogy, the second and third parts being The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) and Smiley's People (1979).
    • Goofs
      In one of the flashbacks to the Christmas party, presumably before Control resigns in 1973, a "Lenin Santa" has everyone sing along to a recording of the Soviet National Anthem. The version that is played is the 1977 version - the original 1944 words fell out of favor after Stalin's death in 1953 and the anthem was played without words until the new version in 1977.
    • Quotes

      George Smiley: I want to talk about loyalty, Toby. Control recruited you, didn't he? He found you starving in a museum in Vienna, a wanted man. He saved your life, I heard. And yet, when the time came... when it came to picking sides between him and Alleline, you didn't hesitate. It's understandable, perhaps, with your war experience. You survived this long, I suppose, because of your ability to change sides, to serve any master.

      Easterhase: What's... what's this about, George?

      George Smiley: It's about which master you've been serving, Toby.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits slowly shift from the right side of the screen to the left and then back to the right, no doubt to symbolize the heart of the story: a double agent who 'changes sides'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 1 September 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Land du Välsignade
      Written by Ragnar Althén (as Ragnar Althen), Elisabet Björklund

      Performed by Jussi Björling (as Jussi Bjorling)

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc

    User reviews683

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    8/10
    A Nordic View Of A Very British Tale
    Freezing. John Le Carre's spy story has a new version. Tomas Alfredson the Swedish director of the chillingly great "Let The Righ On In" understands the British climate. Impersonal raincoats wore by the very personal Gary Oldman are only part of the story. An undercurrent of passionate wheelings and dealings with poker face players makes for an engrossing tale that allows us some kind of distance. The production design is a masterpiece on its on. Just look at the wallpapers. I'm not going to venture into the actual plot but the performances. Gary Oldman is superb in a slightly younger and more virile version of Alec Guinness who played George Smiley in a celebrated British miniseries in 1979. Colin Firth's bisexual turn brings a dark sort of lightness to the proceedings. Tom Hardy is also superb as are Mark Strong and John Hurt. If you're a Le Carre fan you'll be enthralled, if you're not you may become one.
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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2012 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Karla Films
      • Paradis Films
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    • 2 hours 7 minutes
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