Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(1979)
Overview
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.
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Top 10 Billed Cast
George Smiley
Peter Guillam
Oliver Lacon
Mendel
Toby Esterhase
Bill Haydon
Ricki Tarr
Roy Bland
Jim Prideaux
Percy Alleline
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