Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [videorecording] /
director, John Irvin; producer, Jonathan Powell; writer, Arthur Hopcraft.
- BBC Worldwide, 2003.
- 2 videodiscs (350 min.) : col.
- 055000
Region 2, 4, 2 disc(s), Disc format DVD 9 dual layer, Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Mono), Subtitles (English), Other documentaries ('The Secret Centre'). Made in 1979. Based on the novel by John Le Carr. Credits: music, Geoffrey Burgon. DVDN.
Cast: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Ian Richardson, Ian Bannen, Anthony Bate, Bernard Hepton, Michael Aldridge, Terence Rigby, Alexander Knox, Hywel Bennett, George Sewell, Beryl Reid, Patrick Stewart, John Standing, Joss Ackland, Nigel Stock, Si’n Phillips, Thorley Walters, Warren Clarke, George Pravda.
Superspy George Smiley (Alec Guinness) has for some time been in 'retirement' - some say due to his mishandling of the Czech scandal. However, the retiring masterspy finds himself summoned back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it transpires that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department.