John Le Carre's A Murder Of Quality
George Smiley Investigates
From internationally acclaimed spy-turned-author John Le Carré (The Tailor of Panama), come this intelligent and elegant thriller based on his best-selling novel of the same name. Featuring a stellar cast including Academy Award Nominee Denholm Elliott (A Touch of Class), Joss Ackland (K-19: The Widowmaker), and Christian Bale (American Psycho), A Murder Of Quality is available on DVD for the first time ever.
When former colleague of master spy George Smiley (Elliot) receives a letter from a schoolmaster's wife who is convinced her husband is trying to kill her, Smiley agrees to investigate. Smiley soon digs up a world of secret societies and sexual scandals while justice - and the killer - seem as elusive as ever.
But does the mysterious boy Timothy Perkins (Bale) hold the key to everything?
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Oh Dear - bw1-
Great book turned into a muddle. Casting fine -- especially Smiley, production values high, but it looks like a four-hour idea hacked down to an hour and three-quarters. The beginning limps along in confusion pretending to be mystery. Perhaps this was intentional since in the book the identity of the killer is readily discerned early on. But LeCarre's story is about HOW the killer is uncovered -- not WHO it is. Lovers of Tinker, Tailor will be particularly annoyed.
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Oh Dear - bw1-
Great book turned into a muddle. Casting fine -- especially Smiley, production values high, but it looks like a four-hour idea hacked down to an hour and three-quarters. The beginning limps along in confusion pretending to be mystery. Perhaps this was intentional ...