TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY - (1980)
RATING-NR but probably PG. A brief scene of female back nudity from waist up while pulling on a dress, an intense chase scene and later you see the brutal scars on the back of the victim from torture after he is captured.
STARRING - ALEC GUINNESS
THEME-Cold War espionage, double agent.
STORY - BBC made for TV miniseries based on John le Carre's book by the same title. There's a mole (traitor) in the upper echelon of the Circus (the British intelligence agency) and they must get to the bottom of who it is without anyone involved knowing they are being investigated. There are four main suspects, code named Tinker, Tailor, Soldier & Spy. To lead the investigation they bring back retired intelligence agent, George Smiley (Alec Guinness) to smoke out one of his former colleagues who has been a double agent for over 20 years. This is NOT James Bond. This is the opposite. As you watch you feel that this must be what real spy work is like-often lonely, methodical, analytical and frustrating. The acting, especially Guinness is truly outstanding. The story will keep you engaged until the very end. Many feel this is the finest TV miniseries ever produced. If not, it certainly ranks right up there. Lu G. for Lu's Reviews. 9/29/2007.
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