| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 108 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by John Le Carre; dramatized by Arthur Hopcraft. |
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DVD release of the 1980 miniseries. |
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Special features: Digitally remastered, interview with John le Carre, production notes, cast filmographies, and le Carre biography and booklist. |
| Performer |
Alec Guinness (George Smiley), Ian Richardson, Michael Aldridge, Ian Bannen, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Jayston, Hywel Bennett, and Anthony Bate. |
| Credits |
Photography, Tony Pierce Roberts ; film editor, Chris Wimble ; music, Geoffrey Burgon. |
| Summary |
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Smiley, George (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television mini-series.
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Television adaptations.
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Thrillers (Television programs)
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Spy television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Jonathan.
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Irvin, John.
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Hopcraft, Arthur.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007.
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Aldridge, Michael.
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Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999.
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Hepton, Bernard.
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Rigby, Terence.
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Jayston, Michael, 1935-
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Bennett, Hywel, 1944-
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Bate, Anthony.
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Le Carré, John, 1931-2020.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| Added Title |
John le Carre's Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy |
| ISBN |
9781598286915 |
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1569385262 |
| Standard No. |
054961869190 |
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054961526291 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8691 Acorn Media |
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AMP-5262 Acorn Media |
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