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* TroubledProduction: The series was plagued by a series of strikes. Due to shooting overruns, a large number of actors moved to other projects without finishing their roles. Creator/AlecGuinness ended up being on call for eighteen months.
!!!The Film:
* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GaryOldman went to Old Focals, an eyeglass store in Pasadena, California, to search for the right glasses to fit George Smiley: "Glasses are funny things. For Smiley, they're iconic. It's like Bond's Aston Martin or vodka martini." Oldman tried on hundreds of glass frames before he found the appropriate ones.
* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones and Creator/JohnHurt.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/BenedictCumberbatch stated that playing a spy was his dream job - "you are NEVER what you seem."
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JohnHurt was an early choice for George Smiley in pre-production, but he was later given the role of Control.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/GaryOldman was offered a gray-haired wig to wear for his role, but declined it in favor of bleaching his hair for a more natural hairdo for a middle-aged persona like Smiley.
** Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as well - Guillam's hair is blonde, while Mr. Cumberbatch is naturally a ginger.
* FakeScot: Creator/TobyJones as Percy Alleine.
* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to screenwriter Bridget O'Connor, who completed work on the film before her passing away from cancer.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
** Creator/GaryOldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Likewise, Creator/StephenGraham, normally known for playing LargeHam characters, plays the mild-mannered Jerry Westerby.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender was originally cast as Ricki Tarr, but he had to back out because he was busy filming ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/DavidThewlis was considered for Roy Bland.
** Creator/RalphFiennes was considered for Bill Haydon.
** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
* WordOfGay: In the novel, Peter Guillam was in a relationship with a female musician named Camilla. In the movie, he is a homosexual in a relationship with a man, according to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, a creative decision that works well within this movie:
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
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!!!The Film:
* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GaryOldman went to Old Focals, an eyeglass store in Pasadena, California, to search for the right glasses to fit George Smiley: "Glasses are funny things. For Smiley, they're iconic. It's like Bond's Aston Martin or vodka martini." Oldman tried on hundreds of glass frames before he found the appropriate ones.
* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones and Creator/JohnHurt.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/BenedictCumberbatch stated that playing a spy was his dream job - "you are NEVER what you seem."
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JohnHurt was an early choice for George Smiley in pre-production, but he was later given the role of Control.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/GaryOldman was offered a gray-haired wig to wear for his role, but declined it in favor of bleaching his hair for a more natural hairdo for a middle-aged persona like Smiley.
** Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as well - Guillam's hair is blonde, while Mr. Cumberbatch is naturally a ginger.
* FakeScot: Creator/TobyJones as Percy Alleine.
* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to screenwriter Bridget O'Connor, who completed work on the film before her passing away from cancer.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
** Creator/GaryOldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Likewise, Creator/StephenGraham, normally known for playing LargeHam characters, plays the mild-mannered Jerry Westerby.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender was originally cast as Ricki Tarr, but he had to back out because he was busy filming ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/DavidThewlis was considered for Roy Bland.
** Creator/RalphFiennes was considered for Bill Haydon.
** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
* WordOfGay: In the novel, Peter Guillam was in a relationship with a female musician named Camilla. In the movie, he is a homosexual in a relationship with a man, according to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, a creative decision that works well within this movie:
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
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* TroubledProduction: The series was plagued by a series of strikes. Due to shooting overruns, a large number of actors moved to other projects without finishing their roles. Creator/AlecGuinness ended up being on call for eighteen months.
!!!The Film:
* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GaryOldman went to Old Focals, an eyeglass store in Pasadena, California, to search for the right glasses to fit George Smiley: "Glasses are funny things. For Smiley, they're iconic. It's like Bond's Aston Martin or vodka martini." Oldman tried on hundreds of glass frames before he found the appropriate ones.
* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones and Creator/JohnHurt.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/BenedictCumberbatch stated that playing a spy was his dream job - "you are NEVER what you seem."
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JohnHurt was an early choice for George Smiley in pre-production, but he was later given the role of Control.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/GaryOldman was offered a gray-haired wig to wear for his role, but declined it in favor of bleaching his hair for a more natural hairdo for a middle-aged persona like Smiley.
** Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as well - Guillam's hair is blonde, while Mr. Cumberbatch is naturally a ginger.
* FakeScot: Creator/TobyJones as Percy Alleine.
* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to screenwriter Bridget O'Connor, who completed work on the film before her passing away from cancer.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
** Creator/GaryOldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Likewise, Creator/StephenGraham, normally known for playing LargeHam characters, plays the mild-mannered Jerry Westerby.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender was originally cast as Ricki Tarr, but he had to back out because he was busy filming ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/DavidThewlis was considered for Roy Bland.
** Creator/RalphFiennes was considered for Bill Haydon.
** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
* WordOfGay: In the novel, Peter Guillam was in a relationship with a female musician named Camilla. In the movie, he is a homosexual in a relationship with a man, according to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, a creative decision that works well within this movie:
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
----months.
!!!The Film:
* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GaryOldman went to Old Focals, an eyeglass store in Pasadena, California, to search for the right glasses to fit George Smiley: "Glasses are funny things. For Smiley, they're iconic. It's like Bond's Aston Martin or vodka martini." Oldman tried on hundreds of glass frames before he found the appropriate ones.
* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones and Creator/JohnHurt.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/BenedictCumberbatch stated that playing a spy was his dream job - "you are NEVER what you seem."
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JohnHurt was an early choice for George Smiley in pre-production, but he was later given the role of Control.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/GaryOldman was offered a gray-haired wig to wear for his role, but declined it in favor of bleaching his hair for a more natural hairdo for a middle-aged persona like Smiley.
** Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as well - Guillam's hair is blonde, while Mr. Cumberbatch is naturally a ginger.
* FakeScot: Creator/TobyJones as Percy Alleine.
* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to screenwriter Bridget O'Connor, who completed work on the film before her passing away from cancer.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
** Creator/GaryOldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Likewise, Creator/StephenGraham, normally known for playing LargeHam characters, plays the mild-mannered Jerry Westerby.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender was originally cast as Ricki Tarr, but he had to back out because he was busy filming ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/DavidThewlis was considered for Roy Bland.
** Creator/RalphFiennes was considered for Bill Haydon.
** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
* WordOfGay: In the novel, Peter Guillam was in a relationship with a female musician named Camilla. In the movie, he is a homosexual in a relationship with a man, according to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, a creative decision that works well within this movie:
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
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** Likewise, Creator/StephenGraham, normally known for playing LargeHam characters, plays the mild-mannered Jerry Westerby.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The Czechoslovakia scenes were filmed in and around Glasgow.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The Czechoslovakia scenes were filmed in and around Glasgow.Scotland, mainly Glasgow, but some additional filming in Aberguthrie.
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* PlayingAgainstType: This was a rare dramatic role for Beryl Reid, who was known for light comedy. Creator/AlecGuinness was initially opposed to her casting, but she won him over.
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* PlayingAgainstType: This was a rare dramatic role for Beryl Reid, Creator/BerylReid, who was known for light comedy. Creator/AlecGuinness was initially opposed to her casting, but she won him over.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: The cast of ''Smiley's People'' includes Creator/MichaelGough, who was also in Guinness' films ''Film/TheManInTheWhiteSuit'' and ''The Horse's Mouth''.
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* FanNickname: Due to being directed by [[Film/LetTheRightOneIn Tomas Alfredson]], this film gained the nickname of "Get the Wrong One Out"
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* HypotheticalCasting: Creator/AlecGuinness initially felt he was wrong for George Smiley and asked if Creator/ArthurLowe would be more fitting.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
** Gary Oldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Gary Oldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
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* PlayingAgainstType: PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
**Gary Oldman Creator/GaryOldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 180 for him.
** Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/MarkStrong co-star in a movie where one plays a kindly schoolteacher haunted by his past, and one plays a depraved turncoat spy selling international secrets to the Soviets. [[spoiler: Sounds pretty typical, unless you know that Strong's the schoolteacher and Firth's the evil spy]].
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** Creator/RalphFiennes were considered for Bill Haydon.
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* TroubledProduction: The series was plagued by a series of strikes. Due to shooting overruns, a large number of actors moved to other projects without finishing their roles.
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* TroubledProduction: The series was plagued by a series of strikes. Due to shooting overruns, a large number of actors moved to other projects without finishing their roles.
roles. Creator/AlecGuinness ended up being on call for eighteen months.
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* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/JohnLeCarre cited this as his favourite adaptation of his works, attributing this to his experience collaborating with Creator/AlecGuinness.
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* ReCut: In the US, the series was reduced from 7 episodes to 6 for syndication, cutting certain scenes and altering the overall narrative sequence.
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* FakeBrit: Control is played by Canadian actor Alexander Knox.
* FakeNationality: Soviet spymaster Karla is played by none other than '''[[Creator/PatrickStewart SIR PATRICK STEWART]]'''. Not that it matters much, since [[SilentAntagonist he never talks]].
* FakeNationality: Soviet spymaster Karla is played by none other than '''[[Creator/PatrickStewart SIR PATRICK STEWART]]'''. Not that it matters much, since [[SilentAntagonist he never talks]].
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GaryOldman went to Old Focals, an eyeglass store in Pasadena, California, to search for the right glasses to fit George Smiley: "Glasses are funny things. For Smiley, they're iconic. It's like Bond's Aston Martin or vodka martini." Oldman tried on hundreds of glass frames before he found the appropriate ones.
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** Creator/GaryOldman's hair (lighter) and waistline (heavier).
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** Creator/GaryOldman's Creator/GaryOldman was offered a gray-haired wig to wear for his role, but declined it in favor of bleaching his hair (lighter) and waistline (heavier).for a more natural hairdo for a middle-aged persona like Smiley.
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** ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' director Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
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** ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' director Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part MiniSeries adaptation of Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
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* In the film, Smiley doesn't actually appear until six minutes in, and doesn't even speak until nearly eighteen minutes in.
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* WordOfGay: In the film, Smiley doesn't actually appear until six minutes in, and doesn't even speak until nearly eighteen minutes in. novel, Peter Guillam was in a relationship with a female musician named Camilla. In the movie, he is a homosexual in a relationship with a man, according to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, a creative decision that works well within this movie:
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
-->Sexuality was a very powerful tool then. Guillam keeps his homosexuality secret because he is so open to blackmail. It necessitates a certain amount of secretiveness, which goes hand in hand with spying.
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* FakeScot: Creator/TobyJones as Percy Alleine.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Due to Michael Jayston being unavailable to repeat the role of Peter Guillam for ''Smiley's People'', it was recast with Michael Byrne.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Due to Michael Jayston Creator/MichaelJayston being unavailable to repeat the role of Peter Guillam for ''Smiley's People'', it was recast with Michael Byrne.
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* OneSceneWonder: Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Patrick Stewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
** Ian Bannen is prominent for the first half of episode one and then he disappears entirely until his pivotal return at the very end.
** Ian Bannen is prominent for the first half of episode one and then he disappears entirely until his pivotal return at the very end.
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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{I Claudius}}''.
** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].
** Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{I Claudius}}''.
** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].
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* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones, and Creator/JohnHurt.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/TobyJones, Creator/TobyJones and Creator/JohnHurt.
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* In the film, Smiley doesn't actually appear until six minutes in, and doesn't even speak until nearly eighteen minutes in.
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* OneSceneWonder: Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Patrick Stewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
** Ian Bannen is prominent for the first half of episode one and then he disappears entirely until his pivotal return at the very end.
** Ian Bannen is prominent for the first half of episode one and then he disappears entirely until his pivotal return at the very end.
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* DawsonCasting: Karla's daughter is supposed to be in her twenties but the actress is in her thirties.
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* DawsonCasting: Karla's daughter is supposed to be in her twenties twenties, but the actress is playing her in ''Smiley's People'' was in her thirties.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{I Claudius}}''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: RetroactiveRecognition:
** Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{IClaudius}}''.Claudius}}''.
** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].
** Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{I
** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/{{I Claudius}}''.
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* CastingGag: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]] (as Otto Leipzig), [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]] (as General Vladimir), and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]] (as Anton Grigoriev), who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* ActorAllusion: It seems that Creator/JohnHurt [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour always had a lot of experience]] [[Film/VForVendetta with British political extremes and secret services]].
* AllStarCast: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, and John Hurt
* AllStarCast: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, and John Hurt
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JohnHurt was an early choice for George Smiley in pre-production, but he was later given the role of Control.
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** ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' director Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part miniseries adaptation of John le Carré's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
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** ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' director Creator/ParkChanWook was offered the film at one point. In 2017 he eventually tapped to direct a six-part miniseries MiniSeries adaptation of John le Carré's Creator/JohnLeCarre's ''The Little Drummer Girl''.
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** Creator/DavidThewlis and Creator/RalphFiennes were considered for roles.
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** Creator/DavidThewlis and was considered for Roy Bland.
** Creator/RalphFiennes were considered forroles.Bill Haydon.
** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
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** Creator/JaredHarris was originally cast as Percy Alleline, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''.
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* DawsonCasting: Karla's daughter is supposed to be in her twenties but the actress is in her thirties.
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* ActorAllusion: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]] (as Otto Leipzig), [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]] (as General Vladimir), and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]] (as Anton Grigoriev), who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* ActorAllusion: CastingGag: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]] (as Otto Leipzig), [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]] (as General Vladimir), and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]] (as Anton Grigoriev), who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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If you turn 360 degrees, you're in the same direction.
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** Gary Oldman is best known for playing very hammy villains, so playing a heroic stoic like Smiley, is a complete 360 for him.
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* ActorAllusion: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]], [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]], and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]], who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* ActorAllusion: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]], Sheybal]] (as Otto Leipzig), [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]], Jurgens]] (as General Vladimir), and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]], Lonsdale]] (as Anton Grigoriev), who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* ActorAllusion: [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove Vladek Sheybal]], [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Curd Jurgens]], and [[Film/{{Moonraker}} Michael Lonsdale]], who had all played enemies of James Bond, played individuals in ''Smiley's People'' who contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
