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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Synopsis

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is based on the John le Carre Cold War spy novel. Set in the 1970s George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, is doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
127 mins
Director
Tomas Alfredson
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Co-Producer
Alexandra Ferguson
Executive Producer
Liza Chasin, Alexandra Ferguson, Debra Hayward, John le Carré, Peter Morgan
Editor
Dino Jonsäter
Screenwriter
John le Carré, Bridget O' Connor, Peter Straughan
Director of Photography
Hoyte Van Hoytema
Production Designer
Maria Djurkovic
Sound
John Casali
Composer
Alberto Iglesias
Principal cast
Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch

Genre

Action Literary Adaptation Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Studio Canal

1 Place du spectacle
Issy-les Moulineaux
France
Tel: +33 1 71 35 35 35
Fax: +33 1 71 35 11 98

Working Title

26 Aybrook Str
London
W1U 4AN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 3000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7307 3002

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