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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

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Just watched this movie last night. That is one heck of a story, with good camera work, cast, characterizations, settings, etc. Talk about convoluted story lines and constantly guessing who's doing what - wow.

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Anyone else see this, or read the book?

Five stars!

Tom
 
Read it when it first came out in '74. Big fan of le Carre. The parents were in a "book club" so we had "The Spy Who Came in from The Cold" a month after it released. I was hooked. Good contrast to Fleming's stories.

On a similar train of thought, ITV produced a series near the end of the cold war era called "The Sandbaggers". Good stuff IMHO. Was syndicated and some PBS stations ran it here.
 
Saw this one and also the original . I like anything Colin firth is in and also my buddy did the stunt driving in the first one
 
I enjoyed the heck out of that movie, but I am also a fan of the old one with Alec Guinness and the novel so I was pretty psyched about it before it hit the theaters. Doc, I agree about the nice contrast to Ian Fleming, I enjoy both authors but Le Carre I always thought came across as more genuine.
 
Speaking of "spy stuff" - I just learned that the new series of "Foyle's War" deals with the very early Cold War days. I've really enjoyed that WW2 series, and look forward to the 1946 post-war situations. Conflict is "easier" when there are two clearly defined sides (Allies vs Axis); less so when the fog is thick and the faces constantly changing. Great stories, great period history, great acting.

Tom
 
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