2011 · 127 min · R

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Name: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2011
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones

Directed by Tomas Alfredson · Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) is a Drama film, directed by Tomas Alfredson set in London, Budapest, and Istanbul during the 1970s. It runs 127 minutes and is rated R.

A espionage, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of betrayal and isolation play out through non linear / fractured timeline and multiple perspectives.

Composer

Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema

Cast

Gary OldmanColin FirthTom HardyJohn HurtToby JonesMark StrongBenedict CumberbatchCiarán Hinds

The world of this film

Setting

Where

London Budapest Istanbul

Setting

Urban

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Espionage

Themes

Betrayal Isolation

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Multiple Perspectives

Tone

BleakTenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadEnsemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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