Plot
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
Cast
Gary Oldman
George Smiley
Colin Firth
Bill Haydon
Tom Hardy
Ricki Tarr
John Hurt
Control
Toby Jones
Percy Alleline
Mark Strong
Jim Prideaux
Benedict Cumberbatch
Peter Guillam
Ciarán Hinds
Roy Bland
David Dencik
Toby Esterhase
Kathy Burke
Connie Sachs
Stephen Graham
Jerry Westerby
Simon McBurney
Oliver Lacon
Crew
Robyn Slovo
Producer
Tim Bevan
Producer
Tomas Alfredson
Director
Peter Straughan
Screenplay
Eric Fellner
Producer
Bridget O'Connor
Screenplay
Hoyte van Hoytema
Director of Photography
Alberto Iglesias
Original Music Composer
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