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Smiley's People

Smiley's People

Suitable For 15 Years And Over.Info Stars: Alec Guinness, Mario Adorf, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate, Michael Byrne, Rosalie Crutchley, Michael Elphick, Barry Foster

Director: Simon Langton

Summary: Smiley, a retired spymaster is once again called in to help the 'Circus' when a Soviet General, who was also a double agent, is killed.

John Le Carre's follow up to the highly acclaimed TINKER, TAILER, SOLDIER, SPY sees shy espionage expert George Smiley coming out of retirement yet again to investigate enemy filtration in his old department. Alec Guinness reprises his superb, definitive nuanced role as Smiley in this masterful Cold War thriller.

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Editor's Review

amazon.co.uk The second of the BBC's well-regarded serialisations of John Le Carré's espionage bestsellers, Smiley's Peopleis slightly less compulsively watchable than Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spyif only because Tinker, Tailorhad a much stronger plot premise (who is the mole in British Intelligence?) than Smiley's People, which takes a very long time to come into focus. Retired spymaster George Smiley (Alec Guinness) wanders around Europe and visits a succession of desperate or eccentric characters as he plays a game which finally leads to another confrontation with and a possible victory over his Moriarty-like Soviet arch-nemesis Karla (an expressive but silent Patrick Stewart).

Directed by Simon Langton and coscripted by John Hopkins and Le Carré this is a leisurely mystery. It offers a cannily generous central performance from Guinness, who never takes off his scarf and does his best to fade into the background while a succession of striking character players hold centre screen; but slowly and by sheer presence he begins to dominate the panoramic view of European treachery, deception, and disappointment. Among the terrific supporting cast are Michel Lonsdale, Mario Adorf, Vladek Sheybal, Michael Gough, Alan Rickman (a tiny, early role as a hotel clerk), Beryl Reid, Ingrid Pitt, Bernard Hepton, Michael Elphick, Rosalie Crutchley, Michael Byrne, Bill Paterson, and Maureen Lipman. Smiley's Peopleis more interested in character than thrills, with each cameo contributing another view of the human cost of the cold war: most of the old friends Smiley seeks out react to his reappearance by saying they never wanted to see him again, and victory is only possible because Smiley discovers that his opposite number has a weakness that makes him almost sympathetic. It was originally broadcast in six hour-long episodes, and its intelligent approach works better if you watch episode-length chunks, letting one sink in before going on. --Kim Newman

Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Special Features: Scene Selection, Photo Gallery, Producer And Director Commentary
Year: 1982
Release Date: June 28, 2004
Runtime: 337 minutes
Certification: Suitable For 15 Years And Over.
Catalogue Number: B B C D V D 1183
Keywords: General, People, Tv, Drama, Smiley's
Genre: Drama

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