Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control (Sir John Hurt), resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian Agent, a mole, and the Hungary operation was an attempt to identify which one it was. George Smiley (Gary Oldman) had been forced into retirement by Control's departure, but is asked by a senior government figure to investigate a story told to him by rogue Agent Ricky Tarr (Tom Hardy), that there was a mole. Smiley considers that the failure of the Hungary operation and the continuing success of Operation Witchcraft (an apparent source of significant Soviet Intelligence) confirms this, and takes up the task of finding him.

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How do you find an enemy who is hidden right before your eyes?

JBscale

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Mystery

Length

2 hrs. 7 mins.

US Theatrical Release

January 6, 2012

US Box Office

$24,104,113 (#3136 of 7074)

Global Office

$80,630,608 (#1894 of 3929)

Rating

Restricted

Language, Some Nudity, Some Sexuality, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method

2-Disc & Digital

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master 5.1

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Gary Oldman

Colin Firth

Tom Hardy

John Hurt

Toby Jones

Mark Strong

Benedict Cumberbatch

David Dencik

Ciaràn Hinds

Kathy Burke

Stephen Graham

Arthur Nightingale

Simon McBurney

Directors

Tomas Alfredson

Producers

Tim Bevan

Eric Fellner

Robyn Slovo

Writers

Bridget O'Connor

Peter Straughan

Special Features

Commentaries

director Tomas Alfredson and actor Gary Oldman

Featurettes

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy First Look

Other

Deleted Scenes
Interviews - Alredson, Oldman, co-screenwriter Peter Straughan, author John le Carre, and actors Colin Firth and Tom Hardy share their thoughts on the original book, its screen adaptation, creating an atmosphere of unspoken distrust and subtle misinformation, and the power players, threats, friends and enemies who populate Smiley's corner of the Cold War.

Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes

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Ratings

JB Users

84%

Tomatometer

230 votes

65%

Popcornmeter

5,138 votes

METASCORE

42 votes

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

217,490 votes