Smiley's People (1982) Production: BBC miniseries Director: Francis Alcock, John Irvin Scriptwriter: John Le Carre Cast: Alec Guinness (George Smiley) Film Role: Karla (supporting)

Synopsis: A riveting dramatization of John Le Carre's British spy drama set in the Cold War era. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy begins George Smiley's chess match of wills and wits with Karla, his Soviet equivalent, as he's assigned to identify and destroy the double agent -- a mole -- who has burrowed his way into the top echelons of British Intelligence Headquarters.

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