2011 2h 8m Tomas Alfredson

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Name: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Released: 2011
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt

★ 7.0 IMDb

Mystery & Thriller Drama

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

Writers Peter Straughan, Bridget O'Connor

Cast Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt

DP Hoyte van Hoytema

Production Designer Maria Djurkovic

Music Alberto Iglesias

Essays and Criticism

A Comparatively Dull World by Beat Glur, FIPRESCI Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by David Hudson, MUBI Notebook Circus Life: The Clockwork Pleasures of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Asher Gelzer-Govatos, Bright Wall/Dark Room

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay