British masterspy George Smiley (Alec Guinness) returns to his old department following the murder of his friend, General Vladimir, a Russian who once worked for British Intelligence. When it transpires that Vladimir was in fact a double agent, Smiley becomes engaged in a battle of wills with his old nemesis, Karla of Moscow Centre.
Director: Simon Langton
Producer: Jonathan Powell
Writer: John Hopkins
Writer: John le Carré
Music: Patrick Gowers
Cinematographer: Kenneth Macmillan
Editor: Clare Douglas
Art/Production/Desgn: Austen Spriggs
Editor: Chris Wimble
Actor: Alec Guinness
Actor: Siân Phillips
Actor: Michael Gough
Actor: Alan Rickman
Actor: Anthony Bate
Actor: Eileen Atkins
Actor: Dudley Sutton
Actor: Patrick Stewart
Actor: Ingrid Pitt
Actor: Vladek Sheybal
Actor: Bill Paterson
Actor: Rosalie Crutchley
Actor: Curd Jürgens
Actor: Beryl Reid
Actor: Bernard Hepton
Actor: Brendan Foster
Actor: Mario Adorf
Actor: Michael Byrne