

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011-09-16 · 127 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tomas Alfredson
- Production companies
- StudioCanal, Working Title, Karla Films, Paradis Films, Kinowelt Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 81,515,369
Top Cast
Gary OldmanGeorge Smiley
Colin FirthBill Haydon
Tom HardyRicki Tarr
John HurtControl
Toby JonesPercy Alleline
Mark StrongJim Prideaux
Benedict CumberbatchPeter Guillam
Ciarán HindsRoy Bland
David DencikToby Esterhase
Kathy BurkeConnie Sachs
Stephen GrahamJerry Westerby
Simon McBurneyOliver Lacon
Svetlana KhodchenkovaIrina
Roger Lloyd PackMendel
Konstantin KhabenskyPolyakov
Christian McKayMackelvore
Zoltán MucsiMagyar
Péter Kálloy MolnárHungarian Waiter
Ilona KassaiWoman in Window
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