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Summary
In 1970s England the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatches an agent (Mark Strong) to meet with a Hungarian general who knows the identity of a Soviet spy in the organization's ranks. However, the mission goes wrong, and the general dies before he can reveal the information. Undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney) calls veteran agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) back from forced retirement to ferret out the mole and stop the flow of vital British secrets to the Russians.
Additional Details
Run Time: 127 mins
Program Type: Feature Film
Released: 2011
Rated: R for Adult Language , Adult Situations , Nudity and Violence
Language: English
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Director
Tomas AlfredsonCast
Gary Oldman| Colin Firth| David Dencik| Benedict Cumberbatch| Kathy Burke
Toby Jones| John Hurt| Tom Hardy| Ciarán Hinds| Stephen Graham
Simon McBurney| Konstantin Khabensky| Svetlana Khodchenkova| Mark StrongExecutive Producers
John le Carré| Ron Halpern| Debra Hayward| Liza ChasinProducers
Tim Bevan| Eric Fellner| Robyn SlovoOriginal Music
Alberto Iglesias -
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TV ListingsMon, Jul 14, 2014
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Common Sense Says
Excellent spy film mixes suspense and shocking moments.Appropriate For?
Age Appropriate Some Iffy Stuff Not Age Appropriate16
What's the Story?
During the Cold War, following a blown operation in Hungary in which a British Intelligence agent is shot, former agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is pulled out of retirement. His task is to find a mole planted deep within the ranks of MI6. He faces tough opposition from the men in charge and can trust nobody aside from his young assistant, Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch). Can Smiley follow the subsequent elaborate and complex trail without alerting the mole?
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (adapted from a classic John le Carre spy novel) is an intelligent, adult movie. Violence isn't constant but includes guns and shooting, dead bodies, blood and gore, and violence against women (a mother is killed while nursing her baby, and another woman's head is beaten against a window). Language is also infrequent but includes a few uses of "f--k." There's also some nudity and onscreen sex (toplessness, a woman shown from behind while atop a man, etc.), plus some innuendo. Since the story is set in the early 1970s, characters smoke cigarettes freely and drink casually. For grown-ups and mature teens, this is a terrific film, arguably one of the best spy movies ever made. Families can talk about Tinker Tailor Solder Spy's violent moments. How shocking are the shootings and gore? Do they have greater impact because they're used sparingly? Does the movie seem especially violent in regard to women? What message does that send? Is the movie suspenseful? How does it achieve suspense with such a slow pace and so few action scenes? Does a good spy movie need a lot of action? Is George Smiley a good role model? What are his main attributes? What are his faults?
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- R
- 2011
- 127 mins
- Genre: Mystery/Crime, Suspense
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Summary
In 1970s England the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatches an agent (Mark Strong) to meet with a Hungarian general who knows the identity of a Soviet spy in the organization's ranks. However, the mission goes wrong, and the general dies before he can reveal the information. Undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney) calls veteran agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) back from forced retirement to ferret out the mole and stop the flow of vital British secrets to the Russians.
Additional Details
Run Time: 127 mins
Program Type: Feature Film
Released: 2011
Rated: R for Adult Language , Adult Situations , Nudity and Violence
Language: English
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