John le Carré's Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

John le Carré's Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

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Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize emp...

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Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service., Paramount Pictures Corporation., Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Powell, Jonathan., Irvin, John., Hopcraft, Arthur., Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000., Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007., Aldridge, Michael., Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999., Hepton, Bernard., Rigby, Terence., Jayston, Michael, 1935-, Bennett, Hywel, 1944-2017., Bate, Anthony., Le Carré, John, 1931-
Language:English
Subjects:
Smiley, George > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Intelligence service > Great Britain > Drama.
Summary:Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground.
Item Description:Based on the novel by John Le Carre; dramatized by Arthur Hopcraft.
DVD release of the 1980 miniseries.
Special features: Digitally remastered, interview with John le Carré, production notes, cast filmographies, and le Carré biography and booklist.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (approximately 108 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dobly digital.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Tony Pierce Roberts ; film editor, Chris Wimble ; music, Geoffrey Burgon.
Published: Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, [2002]
ISBN:1569385262

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