In 1970s England the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatches an agent (Mark Strong) to meet with a Hungarian general who knows the identity of a Soviet spy in the organization’s ranks.
However, the mission goes wrong, and the general dies before he can reveal the information. Undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney) calls veteran agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) back from forced retirement to ferret out the mole and stop the flow of vital British secrets to the Russians.
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
Studio: Working Title Films
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, John Hurt & Toby Jones
Locations: London, UK, Budapest & Istanbul
Location Brief: 1960’s/70’s London Espionage cold war feel
Here are some of my original location scout photo’s for the film:
Film Trailer: