Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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2011
2h 7m
6.6(2813 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Mystery

Overview

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

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Production Companies

StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Paradis Films
Kinowelt

Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Gary Oldman

George Smiley

Gary Oldman
Acting

Colin Firth

Bill Haydon

Colin Firth
Acting

Tom Hardy

Ricki Tarr

Tom Hardy
Acting

John Hurt

Control

John Hurt
Acting

Toby Jones

Percy Alleline

Toby Jones
Acting

Mark Strong

Jim Prideaux

Mark Strong
Acting

Benedict Cumberbatch

Peter Guillam

Benedict Cumberbatch
Acting

Ciarán Hinds

Roy Bland

Ciarán Hinds
Acting

David Dencik

Toby Esterhase

David Dencik
Acting

Kathy Burke

Connie Sachs

Kathy Burke
Acting

Stephen Graham

Jerry Westerby

Stephen Graham
Acting

Simon McBurney

Oliver Lacon

Simon McBurney
Acting

Светлана Ходченкова

Irina

Светлана Ходченкова
Acting

Roger Lloyd Pack

Mendel

Roger Lloyd Pack
Acting

Константин Хабенский

Polyakov

Константин Хабенский
Acting

Christian McKay

Mackelvore

Christian McKay
Acting

Zoltán Mucsi

Magyar

Zoltán Mucsi
Acting

Kálloy Molnár Péter

Hungarian Waiter

Kálloy Molnár Péter
Acting

Ilona Kassai

Woman in Window

Ilona Kassai
Acting

Imre Csuja

KGB Agent

Imre Csuja
Acting

Arthur Nightingale

Bryant

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Acting

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Belinda

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Acting

Peter McNeil O'Connor

Fawn

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Acting

Matyelok Gibbs

Mrs Pope-Graham

Matyelok Gibbs
Acting

Philip Hill-Pearson

Norman

Philip Hill-Pearson
Acting

Jamie Thomas King

Kaspart

Jamie Thomas King
Acting

Stuart Graham

Minister

Stuart Graham
Production

Sarah-Jane Wright

Mary Alleline

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Acting

Katrina Vasilieva

Ann Smiley

Katrina Vasilieva
Acting

Linda Marlowe

Mrs McCraig

Linda Marlowe
Acting

William Haddock

Bill Roach

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Erskine Wylie

Spikeley

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Acting

Philip Martin Brown

Tufty Thesinger

Philip Martin Brown
Acting

Tomasz Kowalski

Boris

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Acting

Alexandra Salafranca

Turkish Mistress

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Acting

Dennis Good

Ivan

Dennis Good
Acting

Oleg Dzhabrailov

Sergei

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Acting

Gillian Stevenson

Listening Woman

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Nick Hopper

Janitor Alwyn

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Laura Carmichael

Sal

Laura Carmichael
Acting

Rupert Procter

Guillam's Boyfriend

Rupert Procter
Writing

John le Carré

Christmas Party Guest

John le Carré
Acting

Michael Sarne

Karla (Voice)

Michael Sarne
Acting

Jean-Claude Jay

French Man at Residency

Jean-Claude Jay
Acting

Tom Stuart

Ben

Tom Stuart
Acting

Harvey Walsh

Schoolboy (uncredited)

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