Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 348 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby digital ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
Cast |
Alec Guinness (George Smiley), Ian Richardson, Michael Aldridge, Ian Bannen, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Jayston, Hywel Bennett, and Anthony Bate. |
Credits |
Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; film editor, Chris Wimble ; script editor, Betty Willingdale ; music, Geoffrey Burgon. |
Summary |
"No doubt remains, a mole has infiltrated the Circus, code name for the British Secret Intelligence Service. It can only be one of four men operating at the very highest level. Sidelined agent George Smiley is covertly tapped to root out the mole, a task that requires a painstaking dig through the double-blind world of Cold War espionage and his own past." -- Container. |
Contents |
Disc 1: Episode 1 (ca. 51 min.) -- Episode 2 (ca. 54 min.) -- Special features: Interview with John le Carré (recorded in 2002, ca. 28 min.) ; John le Carré biography and booklist [text feature] ; production notes [text feature] ; cast filmographies [text features] ; Disc 2: Episode 3 (ca. 54 min.) -- Episode 4 (ca. 54 min.) ; Disc 3: Episode 5 (ca. 54 min.) -- Episode 6 (ca. 53 min.). |
Note |
Based on the novel by John Le Carré. |
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Originally produced for television in 1979. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English audio ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Smiley, George (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Espionage -- Drama.
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Cold War -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Spy films.
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Television mini-series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Powell, Jonathan, 1947-
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Irvin, John.
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Hopcraft, Arthur.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007.
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Aldridge, Michael.
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Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999.
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Hepton, Bernard.
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Rigby, Terence.
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Jayston, Michael, 1935-
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Bennett, Hywel, 1944-2017
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Bate, Anthony.
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Le Carré, John, 1931-2020.
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Television.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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Added Title |
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy |
ISBN |
1569385262 |
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9781569385265 |
Standard No. |
054961526291 |
Music No. |
AMP-5262 Acorn Media |
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