Synopsis
1973. The Cold War continues to poison international relations. The British secret service is, like those operating in other countries, on maximum alert. After a failed mission in Hungary, the head of M16 is put out to pasture, along with his loyal lieutenant George Smiley.
However, Smiley is soon secretly re-employed on the government's command. There are fears that M16 has been infiltrated by a Soviet double agent. Backed up by Peter Guillam, a young agent, Smiley tries to uncover the mole, but he is soon entangled in old ties linking him to Karla, a formidable Russian spy.
While the mole's identity remains an enigma, Ricki Tarr, an undercover agent working in Turkey, falls in love with Irina, a married woman who claims she has crucial information in her possession. Meanwhile, Smiley learns that his former chief had reduced the suspect list to five names: the ambitious Percy Alleline and Bill Haydon, the charmer Roy Bland, who had always demonstrated loyalty up until then, the zealous ...
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Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Paradis Films
- Foreign production companies : Karla Films, Starhaus Filmproduktion (ex Kinowelt Filmproduktion)
- French distribution : STUDIOCANAL
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
- Director of Photography : Hoyte Van Hoytema
- Music Composer : Alberto Iglesias
- Editor : Dino Jonsäter
- Costume designer : Jacqueline Durran
- Author of original work : John Le Carré
- Line Producers : John Le Carré, Peter Morgan, Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern
- Press Attaché (film) : Jérôme Jouneaux
- Production Designer : Maria Djurkovic
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Thriller
- Themes : Espionage
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : Great Britain, Germany, France
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Academy Awards
United States, 2012
Nomination for Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay
Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role : Gary Oldman