Acorn Media has revealed the 2-disc Blu-ray release of
Smiley's People, the 1982 sequel to the 1979 BBC miniseries
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The six-part thriller stars Alec Guinness as British spymaster George Smiley, and makes its Blu-ray debut on August 6th.
Synopsis: Both men had supposedly outlived their usefulness to the Circus, the British Secret Intelligence Service: George Smiley, the retired head of espionage, and General Vladimir, an aging informant who reported to him. When the general walks into a bullet after sending an urgent message to his old handler, the Circus asks Smiley to "tidy things up." But Smiley hears Vladimir's message as a call to arms against his nemesis, the Soviet super spy Karla, once again tantalizingly within his grasp.
Filmed on location in London, Paris, Hamburg, and Bern,
Smiley's People also stars Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate, Bernard Hepton, Michael Lonsdale, Beryl Reid, Patrick Stewart, and Bill Paterson.
The Blu-ray edition of
Smiley's People is presented in 1080i in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo track. English subtitles are also available. Special features include:
- Interview with Author and Co-Screenwriter John le Carré
- Deleted Scenes
- Glossary and Production Notes
- And More