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Director:

Gavin Millar

Writer:

John le Carré (novel)

Contact:

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Genre:

Mystery more

Plot:

Taken from the book by John le Carre, George Smiley rallies to the aid of his former intelligence colleague... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

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Cast

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Denholm Elliott ... George Smiley

Joss Ackland ... Terence Fielding

Glenda Jackson ... Ailsa Brimley
Billie Whitelaw ... Mad Janie
David Threlfall ... Stanley Rode
Ronald Pickup ... Felix D'Arcy
Matthew Scurfield ... Insp. Rigby

Christian Bale ... Tim Perkins
Diane Fletcher ... Shane Hecht
Fiona Walker ... Dorothy D'Arcy
Nick Reding ... Sgt. Mellor
Michael Cochrane ... Charles Hecht
Charles Pemberton ... Sgt. Ted Mundy
William Armstrong ... Rev. Fergus
Moray Watson ... Maj. Harriman
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Germany:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The final film of Thorley Walters. more


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Well Crafted Mystery, 4 November 2008
8/10
Author: petsteph1 from Taiwan

I saw this recently and remembered how good English TV drama can be. Denholm Elliot's Smiley is so good that I didn't even feel urged to compare it with Alec Guinness'. They both took the character on so well that in each case it was a very complete performance. They both captured the deceptively calm and inoffensive persona - and the sharp biting anger that seems to come from nowhere. The story is good, the mood and supporting cast are all tops. Some of the answers to the mystery can be picked up early on but who cares? The entire production is so well crafted that it's a pleasure just watching it all roll out scene by scene.

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