It sees Oldman play George Smiley who has to hunt down a Soviet double agent at the top at the British secret service, ...

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and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974), we return to characters we know – Alec Leamas, Jim Prideaux, George Smiley and Peter Guillam – thrust into the glaring spotlight of modern scrutiny.