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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   12,889 votes
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Director:
John Boorman
Writers (WGA):
John le Carré (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 March 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.
Plot:
A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British agent. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Excellent satire of the intelligence business, told with a straight face more (197 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 203:15 AMMAX   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Pierce Brosnan ... Andrew 'Andy' Osnard

Geoffrey Rush ... Harold 'Harry' Pendel

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Louisa Pendel
Leonor Varela ... Marta

Brendan Gleeson ... Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas
Harold Pinter ... Uncle Benny

Catherine McCormack ... Francesca Deane

Daniel Radcliffe ... Mark Pendel
Lola Boorman ... Sarah Pendel
David Hayman ... Luxmore

Mark Margolis ... Rafi Domingo
Martin Ferrero ... Teddy, the Reporter
John Fortune ... Maltby
Martin Savage ... Stormont
Edgardo Molino ... Juan-David
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA | Ireland
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

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Trivia:
In the first scene with Geoffrey Rush, a picture of Sean Connery golfing can be seen. Rush's character Harry Pendel then goes on to say that the suit he is tailoring is much like one that Connery used to wear. This seems to be a reference to Connery in his Bond days, since he got much of his love of golf from the set of Goldfinger (1964) and since MI6 is featured in Pierce Brosnan's first scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Andy is dancing with Francesca for the first time at the outdoor bar/restaurant, her sunglasses at one point are almost completely falling off the back of her head; when the shot moves to close up, they are back on the top of her head. more
Quotes:
Andrew 'Andy' Osnard: There's two ways we can deal with this one, old girl. Sweat it out for six months, then fall into each other's arms. "Darling, why didn't we ever do this before?" Method B, the preferred one... full-on affair, now. Observing tight security all round. See how we like it. If we don't, chuck it in. No one's the wiser.
Francesca Deane: I don't suppose it's occurred to you that I might hugely prefer someone else?
Andrew 'Andy' Osnard: Is that a "no"?
Andrew 'Andy' Osnard: No.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The Taylor of Atlanta (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
La Gallina Fina more

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39 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent satire of the intelligence business, told with a straight face, 21 October 2002
8/10
Author: shengyang

It's too bad about the low IMDB rating for this movie. It is a deft blend of James Bond, Casablanca and Dr Strangelove which directs its often vicious tongue-in-cheek barbs at both the intelligence industry and the spy films which glorify it. While it can be enjoyed "straight", that is as a story in its own right, I think those who miss its satirical structure (the film doesn't directly let the audience in on the joke - it must be inferred), miss half the fun.

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