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.
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller
- Running Time: 127 minutes
- Release Date: Friday, December 16, 2011
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: R [ Language, Some Sexuality/Nudity, Violence ]
- Starring: Gary Oldman [George Smiley], Kathy Burke [Connie Sachs], Benedict Cumberbatch [Peter Guillam], David Dencik [Toby Esterhase], Colin Firth [Bill Haydon], Stephen Graham [Jerry Westerby], Tom Hardy [Ricki Tarr], Ciarán Hinds [Roy Bland], John Hurt [Control], Toby Jones [Percy Alleline], Konstantin Khabensky [Polyakov], Svetlana Khodchenkova [Irina], Simon McBurney [Oliver Lacon], Mark Strong [Jim Prideaux]
- Directed by: Tomas Alfredson [Director], Bridget O'Connor [Screenwriter], Peter Straughan [Screenwriter], Tim Bevan [Producer], Eric Fellner [Producer], Robyn Slovo [Producer], Debra Hayward [Executive Producer], Liza Chasin [Executive Producer], Olivier Courson [Executive Producer], Ron Halpern [Executive Producer], John le Carré [Executive Producer], Hoyte Hoytema [Cinematographer], Dino Jonsater [Film Editor], Alberto Iglesias [Original Music], Maria Djurkovic [Production Design], Mark Raggett [Supervising Art Direction], Tom Brown [Supervising Art Direction], Pilar Foy [Art Director], Tatiana MacDonald [Set Decoration], Jacqueline Durran [Costume Designer], Jina Jay [Casting]
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