Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
United Kingdom 2011, 127 mins
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, John Hurt, Tom Hardy
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, John Hurt, Tom Hardy
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director Alfredson adapts the classic John le Carré 1974 espionage novel with a little help from the crème de la crème of British acting talent.
Gary Oldman (THE DARK KNIGHT) is George Smiley, a retired intelligence agent recalled to sniff out a Soviet mole who's managed to infiltrate MI6.
Set in the 1970s, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY promises to be an intelligent old-school spy caper that prizes atmosphere over whizz-bang special effects, painting a portrait of international espionage very much at odds with the glitz and glamour of Bond.
A fantastic cast and an internationally revered director mark this as an unmissable post-Bourne crime drama – already being tipped as an awards season contender.
