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Smiley's People Director: Simon Langton Cast: Alec Guinness, Vass Anderson, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/10/2004
  • Original Release: 1982
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 7,585
 
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Closed Caption; Digitally remastered presentation; Exclusive interview with John Le Carré; Production notes; Cast filmographies; Le Carré biography and booklist; Full-color insert with glossary of characters and terms

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Scene Index

Side #1 -- Smiley's People: Disc 1
1. News From Moscow [9:20]
2. The General [12:55]
3. Calling Max [9:53]
4. Authorized Version [10:47]
5. Avoid Scandal [10:23]
1. Flat 6B [9:47]
2. Straight and Steady [6:21]
3. It's About Vladimir [14:26]
4. His Vicar [10:42]
5. Negative Image [12:07]
1. News From Moscow [9:20]
2. The General [12:55]
3. Calling Max [9:53]
4. Authorized Version [10:47]
5. Avoid Scandal [10:23]
1. Flat 6B [9:47]
2. Straight and Steady [6:21]
3. It's About Vladimir [14:26]
4. His Vicar [10:42]
5. Negative Image [12:07]
Side #2 -- Smiley's People: Disc 2
1. Name Is Benati [11:05]
2. Retirement [8:34]
3. Filling the Gaps [12:26]
4. About a Girl [7:37]
5. The Blue Diamond [13:36]
1. Looking for Otto [8:48]
2. Water Camp [11:40]
3. Blackmail Material [9:46]
4. Removals Job [11:53]
5. Rogue Elephant [11:06]
1. Name Is Benati [11:05]
2. Retirement [8:34]
3. Filling the Gaps [12:26]
4. About a Girl [7:37]
5. The Blue Diamond [13:36]
1. Looking for Otto [8:48]
2. Water Camp [11:40]
3. Blackmail Material [9:46]
4. Removals Job [11:53]
5. Rogue Elephant [11:06]
Side #3 -- Smiley's People: Disc 3
1. Kirov [10:44]
2. Spells it Out [9:50]
3. Goodbye Ann [11:20]
4. Berne [11:01]
5. Asylum [10:21]
1. Grigoriev [12:27]
2. Key to Karla [12:49]
3. Alexandra's Secret [10:39]
4. Letter [5:42]
5. Berlin [11:42]
1. Kirov [10:44]
2. Spells it Out [9:50]
3. Goodbye Ann [11:20]
4. Berne [11:01]
5. Asylum [10:21]
1. Grigoriev [12:27]
2. Key to Karla [12:49]
3. Alexandra's Secret [10:39]
4. Letter [5:42]
5. Berlin [11:42]

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Editorial Reviews

A sequel to 1980's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, this BBC miniseries once again focuses on British spy George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness), once again called out of retirement, this time by the fussy Oliver Lacon Anthony Bate, to deal with a scandal in the British spy establishment. An ex-Russian general and British spy (Curt Jurgens) is found brutally murdered in a London park after frantically contacting the British Secret Service. His cryptic message: "Tell Max it concerns the Sandman." It seems that the general and his crony Otto Leipzig (Vladek Sheybal) were cooking up a scheme to blackmail the head of the Russian secret service, Karla (Patrick Stewart), when they were murdered. Smiley gathers his old associates (almost all the actors reprising roles from the first miniseries) and picks up the general's harrowing trail. He finds that Karla has been secretly supporting a daughter in the West through almost comically inept intermediaries such as Grigoriov (Michael Lonsdale). This information allows him to face off against his old adversary and avenge the humiliation he and his agency suffered with the double agent Karla had in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Made in 1982, the sequel has one major casting substitution: Michael Byrne instead of Michael Jayston as Peter Guillam, Smiley's faithful lieutenant. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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A good follow-upby Stemline

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March 16, 2009: This version deviates considerably from the book to deal with the limitations of movie making, but it is still a splendid story. And wonderfully subtle (watch for and think about the significance of the cigarette lighter). It is such a joy to see a movie that assumes viewers are smart and are paying attention, not lame-brained targets for the filmmaker's propaganda. As always, Alec Guinness's interpretations are deep and satisfying, and you have to keep a close watch so as not to miss anything.

Smiley's People DVDby Anonymous

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March 09, 2009: The item contains three (3) DVDs and one is slightly defective. However, I did not keep the receipt and it didn't seem worth the trouble to contact you which is not very easy to do without a receipt without the paperwork.