John Hurt stars in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson .. Tomas Alfredson. Tomas Alfredson. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( miniseries ). Cold War. Cold War. espionage film. Spy film. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan , based on John le Carre 's 1974 novel of the same name .. Bridget O'Connor. Bridget O'Connor. Peter Straughan. Peter Straughan. John le Carre. John le Carre. novel of the same name. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The film , starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley , along with Colin Firth , Tom Hardy , John Hurt , Toby Jones , Mark Strong , Benedict Cumberbatch , and Ciaran Hinds , is set in London in the early 1970s and follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service .. Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman. Colin Firth. Colin Firth. Tom Hardy. Tom Hardy. John Hurt. John Hurt. Toby Jones. Toby Jones. Mark Strong. Mark Strong. Benedict Cumberbatch. Benedict Cumberbatch. Ciaran Hinds. Ciaran Hinds. George Smiley. George Smiley. Soviet. Soviet Union. double agent. double agent. The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France 's StudioCanal .. StudioCanal. StudioCanal. Working Title Films. Working Title Films. It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival .. 68th Venice International Film Festival. 68th Venice International Film Festival. It was a critical and commercial success , and was the highest-grossing film at the British box office for three consecutive weeks .. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film .. BAFTA Award for Best British Film. BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The film also received three Academy Awards nominations  : Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Score , and for Oldman , Best Actor .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Best Original Score. Academy Award for Best Original Score. Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. The novel had previously been adapted into the award-winning BBC TV miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -LRB- 1979 -RRB- .. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( miniseries ). BBC. BBC