Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Clip Featurette UK Premiere. Photos Top cast Edit. John Hurt Control as Control. Arthur Nightingale Bryant as Bryant. Tomas Alfredson. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. 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 of them it was.
George Smiley Gary Oldman had been forced into retirement by the departure of Control, 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.
How do you find an enemy who is hidden right before your eyes? Did you know Edit. Goofs In one of the flashbacks to the Christmas party, presumably before Control resigns in , a "Lenin Santa" has everyone sing along to a recording of the Soviet National Anthem.
The version that is played is the version - the original words fell out of favor after Stalin's death in and the anthem was played without words until the new version in Quotes George Smiley : I want to talk about loyalty, Toby. Crazy credits The closing credits slowly shift from the right side of the screen to the left and then back to the right, no doubt to symbolize the heart of the story: a double agent who 'changes sides'.
Connections Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 1 September User reviews Review. Top review. Class all the way through. I have been eagerly awaiting this production for a long time and have not been disappointed. Never have I seen such a compilation of such fabulous performances together. No way is this another James Bond, it is how the world of espionage was, and is today. No car chases in Aston Martins or gadgets but a world of seedy little offices and the grim reality of this genre. What had the greatest impact on myself was the slow deep menace conveyed by all.
Difficult to single out any one performance as all were amazing but I particularly admired Gary Oldman, Mark Strong and Tom Hardy for their work. At times this film has some unexpected moments of shocking cruelty. Complex character portrayal is presented in a slow deep style that only inspires you to know more about the person.
The story itself is a classic and known by many, yet this production introduces a few changes which work well. One of the most absorbing and classy movies I have seen and has left a lasting impact on me. Please, please, please, make Smiley's People now. FAQ 3. Do I need to read the book first to understand the plot of the movie?
What is the music in the trailers? What is the song when Peter Guillam attempts to steal the files? Tinker Tailor may be a story about betrayal, the hunt for a mole at the heart of MI6, but it occurs in a world defined by rules and procedures. In the modern era, with all its disruption and executive action, that seems odd. It depicts a country wearing its decline on its sleeve. Our contemporary age would never admit to as much and indeed it did not in the film version, where everything was carefully stylised and in the colour scheme of a 70s sitcom.
You also get to watch something that is slow and often silent, and all the more powerful for that. A spy story is a succession of masks. Those moments worked as Irvin hoped, and form the centre of Tinker, Tailor. They are like the extended interrogations in Line of Duty, except the tension is more drawn out and there are more gaps the viewer is encouraged to fill.
Those interrogations would not have been remotely as effective, however, had they not featured one of the greatest acting performances ever delivered on the small screen. Sir Alec Guinness , it was suggested at the time, was able to play Smiley because he was rolling in Star Wars money. That turned out to be a smart move and allowed Guinness some latitude in selecting his next roles. According to Irvin, however, that did not mean he leapt at the prospect of Tinker, Tailor.
Requiring more time and patience, however, was Guinness himself. Any hint of that insecurity had entirely gone. And the same stark contrast is at work in Smiley, too. A paunchy, aged cuckold who looks too frail even to leave his chair, he is capable of plumbing the depths of the human psyche and confronting them.
The contradiction within Smiley served as a reminder that human beings are complicated things, and this complexity is the heart of what makes Tinker Tailor one of the best dramas of the TV age.
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