John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the
… More »Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground.
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Alternate Title:
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy [videorecording]
Additional Contributors:
Publisher:
Silver Spring, MD : - Acorn Media
ISBN:
1569385262
Language:
English
Credits:
Photography, Tony Pierce Roberts ; film editor, Chris Wimble ; music, Geoffrey Burgon.
Performers:
Alec Guinness (George Smiley), Ian Richardson, Michael Aldridge, Ian Bannen, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Jayston, Hywel Bennett, and Anthony Bate.
Suitability:
Not rated
Notes:
DVD, Dolby digital.
Closed-captioned.
Based on the novel by John Le Carre; dramatized by Arthur Hopcraft.
DVD release of the 1980 miniseries.
Special features: Digitally remastered, interview with John le Carré, production notes, cast filmographies, and le Carré biography and booklist.
Closed-captioned.
Based on the novel by John Le Carre; dramatized by Arthur Hopcraft.
DVD release of the 1980 miniseries.
Special features: Digitally remastered, interview with John le Carré, production notes, cast filmographies, and le Carré biography and booklist.
Statement of responsibility:
A BBC television production in association with Paramount ; produced by Jonathan Powell ; [directed by John Irvin]
Physical description:
3 videodiscs (ca. 5 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Add a CommentThe best spy novel ever written- brought to the screen with the fabulous Alec Guiness! I've seen this at least 10 times and am astonished at its staying power over the years. This is a classic! Unfortunately the 2011 remake doesn't get close to this. How can this marvelous mystery be condensed in two hours? Fortunately the "Guinness adaptation" takes about 5 1/2 hours.
This is probably the best thing I ever saw on TV, but how can I explain why? Maybe because it completely recreates an era and a way of life. At times, it's hard to remember you are not sitting in the same room with Smiley, or following Ian Bannen's character on his mission behind the Iron Curtain. Naming the best actor is like naming the highest star, but I would give it to Ian Richardson and his snivelling Bill Haydon. The theme music still gives me chills. WARNING: this is NOT an action film, like Bond or Bourne. It is very quiet and introspective, which makes the action, when it comes, more gut-wrenching.
There's a mole in the Circus and Control can't find it. He's close so Gerald betrays a friend to muddy the waters. It's a mess that must be sorted. A mess that Lacon does not want.