Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy

Colin Firth as Bill Haydon, David Denick as Toby Esterhase, Toby Jones as Percy Allenine & John Hurt as Control in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Photo: Jack English/ StudioCanal SA

Double-O Who? Meet History's Unsung Spies -- The Telegraph

As John le CarrĂ©’s greatest creation 'Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy' comes to the big screen, we salute the agents so successful you’ve never heard of them.

Ask most people to name a spy and they will say James Bond. If they are a little more cerebral they might say George Smiley, the spymaster who, having been immortalised by Sir Alec Guinness on the small screen, this Friday comes to the big screen in one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the autumn. In the latest version of John le CarrĂ©’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Gary Oldman is taking on the role of Smiley, with a supporting cast that includes John Hurt and Colin Firth.

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My Comment:
Gary Oldman as Smiley .... with supporting actors like John Hurt and Colin Firth .... this film is probably going to a must see. (Yes .... I am a John Le Carre fan).

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