Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the Cold War years of the mid-20th Century. George Smiley, a disgraced British spy, is rehired in secret by his government - which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets.

• Original titleTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• Country of originGermany, France, United Kingdom
• Year when published2011
• DirectorTomas Alfredson
• CastGary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy