Factual error: George Smiley stays in a hotel near Liverpool St Station, London to investigate the spy at the heart of the circus. There is one scene where we see, from above, a train leaving the station. Liverpool St station is electrified using overhead wires - the train is leaving a station using a different electrification system called 3rd rail which has never existed at Liverpool St.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Genres: Thriller
Bill Haydon (Colin Firth) is the mole. And while in custody before he is deported to Moscow, he is shot by Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong).
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Control: All I want from you is one codename: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier...
George Smiley: ...Spy.
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Question: Why were the British singing the Russian national anthem during the Christmas party scene?
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Answer: As this story was set during the Cold War era, this was a deliberate mockery of the Soviet Union and its policies against holiday celebration and religious freedom. The entire story revolves around the prospect of a Russian Mole among the British Secret Service and Intelligence Community-at that moment, complete with a mocking Stalin Santa Claus, they were letting off steam against their reviled rivals.
Erik M.