Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Timing:
2:7 (127 min)
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Actors and characters
Christian McKay
Character Mackelvore
Zoltán Mucsi
Character Magyar
Péter Kálloy Molnár
Character Hungarian Waiter
Ilona Kassai
Character Woman in Window
Arthur Nightingale
Character Bryant
Peter McNeil O'Connor
Character Fawn
Philip Hill-Pearson
Character Norman
Sarah-Jane Robinson
Character Mary Alleline
Katrina Vasilieva
Character Ann Smiley
Linda Marlowe
Character Mrs McCraig
William Haddock
Character Bill Roach
Erskine Wylie
Character Spikeley
Tomasz Kowalski
Character Boris
Alexandra Salafranca
Character Turkish Mistress
Denis Khoroshko
Character Ivan
Oleg Dzhabrailov
Character Sergei
Gillian Stevenson
Character Listening Woman
Nick Hopper
Character Janitor Alwyn
Rupert Procter
Character Guillam's Boyfriend
Jean-Claude Jay
Character French Man at Residency
Tom Stuart
Character Ben
Harvey Walsh
Character Schoolboy (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on John le Carré's novel «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy» (1974).
- Tom Hardy was cast as Ricky Tarr quite by chance. The film's producer, Tim Bevan, stated that the actor reminded him of a young Robert Redford.
- To prepare for the role of George Smiley, Gary Oldman ate a lot of molasses and custard to grow a "small belly, like older people", observed Alec Guinness's performance in the 1979 television series, and also communicated with the "creator" of Smiley – John le Carré.
- John Hurt was one of the first candidates for the role of Smiley. He was later given the role of Control.
- To choose George Smiley's glasses, Oldman visited Old Focals in Pasadena, where he tried on hundreds of frames before finding the right ones.
- In the early stages of preparation for filming, negotiations with the film company were led by David Thewlis.
- Michael Fassbender was originally slated to star in the film, but was ultimately replaced by Tom Hardy.
- The original title of the film is “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” These are the words of a children’s rhyme, and the professions from it serve as code names for the main characters.
- John le Carré’s novel “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” was previously adapted in 1979 as a television miniseries. George Smiley was played by Alec Guinness.
- Part of the action in John le Carré’s novel takes place in the then-Czechoslovakia. In the film, these events are moved to Hungary, and filming also took place there in Budapest. This was due to the fact that the Hungarian cultural authorities offered more favorable conditions, namely a 20% reimbursement of all expenses.
- Jared Harris was considered for one of the key roles in the film, but later dropped out of the project due to his commitment to filming the sequel to "Sherlock Holmes." Toby Jones was invited to replace him.
- The initial version of the script was written by renowned British screenwriter and playwright Peter Morgan. He later withdrew from the project due to his mother's illness, and Peter Strogan and his wife, Bridget O'Connor, were brought in to refine the script.
- The film is dedicated to the memory of British writer, screenwriter, and playwright Bridget O'Connor, who worked on its screenplay. She passed away from cancer on September 22, 2010, at the age of 49, less than three weeks before filming began.
- John le Carré, the author of the spy novel on which the film is based, appears in a cameo as one of the guests at a party.
- The film is based on John le Carré's novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (1974).
- The original title of the film is "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." These are the words of a children's counting rhyme, and the professions from it are used as code names for the main characters in the film.
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