Which actor, who appeared in the Harry Potter films, also appeared in 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' and 'JFK'?
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War spy thriller film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on John le Carré's 1974 novel of the same name. The film, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley, along with Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Ciarán Hinds, and featuring David Dencik, is set in London in the early 1970s and follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service. The film was produced
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy names with the intention that should his agent Jim Prideaux uncover information about the identity of the mole, Prideaux can relay it back to the Circus using a simple, easy-to-recall codename. The names are derived from the English children's rhyme "Tinker, Tailor":<poem>Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief.</poem> Alleline was "Tinker", Haydon was "Tailor", Bland was "Soldier", Toby Esterhase was "Poor Man", and George Smiley was "Beggarman" ("sailor" was not used due to its similar sound to "tailor".) "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" employs spy jargon which is presented as the authentic insider-speak of British Intelligence. Le Carré