Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
Director
Tomas Alfredson
Country
United kingdom, France
Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Peter Morgan / Bridget O'Connor / Peter Straughan
Cast
Colin Firth / Gary Oldman / Tom Hardy / Ciarán Hinds / Jared Harris / Benedict Cumberbatch
Production
Working Title Films / Hassen Brahiti / Studio Canal

Storyline

1970. The story of George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back in to the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects – all experienced, urbane, successful agents – but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment.

 

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Venice Film Festival 2011
Official Selection

BAFTA Awards 2012
Best Outstanding British Film Award
Best Adapted Screenplay Award

Best Film Nomination
Best Director Nomination
Best Cinematography Nomination
Best Leading Actor Nomination, Gary Oldman
Best Original Music Nomination
Best Editing Nomination
Best Production Design Nomination
Best Costume Design Nomination
Best Sound Nomination
Oscar 2012
Best Actor In a Leading Role Nomination
Best Music (Original Score) Nomination
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nomination
RAFA - Richard Attenborough UK Regional Film Awards 2012
British Film Of The Year
Best Screenwriter
British Film Star Award, Gary Oldman
IFTA - Irish Films & Television Awards 2012
Best International Film Award
Best International Actor Nomination, Gary Oldman
Best Actor Nomination, Ciarán Hinds
European Film Awards (EFA) 2012
Nominated: Best European Actor (Gary Oldman), Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer Award (Hoyte Van Hoytema), Best European Production Designer (Maria Djurkovic), Best European Composer (Alberto Iglesias)

Winner:
- Best European Production Designer
- Best European Composer

Releases

France (8 of February 2012)
Spain (23 of January 2012)
United kingdom (16 of January 2012)

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2010
Call number 03/2010
Media support 341,831.00 €

Distribution territories:
Netherlands / Soviet Union

Call for proposals Reinvestment Sales Agent
Year 2010
Call number 06/2010
Media support 87,801.00 €

Company who received the MEDIA support:
Studio Canal