Smiley’s People is a TV mini-series directed by Simon Langton in 1982 and based on the book of the same name by John le Carré, first published in 1979. The TV series features Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Vladek Sheybal, Andy Bradford, Bernard Hepton, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
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Storyline
George Smiley is called out of retirement when one of his former assets, an émigré general, is found murdered. In tidying up loose ends for the Circus, his former employer, he discovers a clandestine operation run by his nemesis, Karla, for his own personal benefit. Smiley is able to use this irregularity against Karla, forcing him to defect to the West.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Smiley's People
Director: Simon Langton
Country: UK
Year: 1982
Length: 1h / 6 episodes
Year
1979
Pages
397
Book Rate
8.54
S: Goodreads
Book
Smiley's People
Author: John le Carré
Country: UK
First published in: 1979
Length: 397 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: George Smiley
User polls & recommendations
“You either ignore the comic book and make a great movie or you stay very close to the comic book.”
MATTHEW VAUGHN (Filmmaker)
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