John Le Carre's A Murder of Quality

John Le Carre's A Murder of Quality


Starring:Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, Glenda Jackson, Billie Whitelaw, David Threlfall, Ronald Pickup, Matthew Scurfield, Christian Bale, Diane Fletcher, Fiona Walker, Nick Reding, Michael Cochrane, Charles Pemberton, William Armstrong, Moray Watson, Helen Lindsay, Samantha Janus, John Grillo, Jane Montgomery, Emily Raymond
Director: Gavin Millar
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Product Description
From internationally acclaimed spy-turned-author John Le Carr (The Tailor of Panama), comes 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 Room with a View), Academy Award Winner Glenda Jackson (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 a 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. Only he arrives too late. The grief-stricken husband has an airtight alibi, but everybody else seems to have something to hide. 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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    John Le Carre's A Murder of Quality
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Murder Most Civilized...
    • Elliot's Smiley is still good
    • A must for John le Carre fans
    • what's going on?
    • Very good portrayal of George Smiley
    		 John Le Carre's A Murder of Quality
    Starring: Denholm Elliott , Joss Ackland , Glenda Jackson , Billie Whitelaw , and David Threlfall
    Director: Gavin Millar
    Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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    ASIN: B00061QJ8A
    Release Date: 2004-12-28

    Product Description

    From internationally acclaimed spy-turned-author John Le Carr (The Tailor of Panama), comes 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 Room with a View), Academy Award Winner Glenda Jackson (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 a 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. Only he arrives too late. The grief-stricken husband has an airtight alibi, but everybody else seems to have something to hide. 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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  • Running Time 103 Min

    Format: DVD MOVIE

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Murder Most Civilized..........2007-05-28

    Denholme Elliot does an understated but solid turn as John Le Carre's quintessential master spy George Smiley in this excellent made-for-TV version of "A Murder of Quality."

    George Smiley is asked by a wartime colleague to visit the wife of a teacher at Carne, an exclusive English Prep School. The wife, who does not fit into the existing social set, fears for her life. By the time Smiley arrives, she has been murdered. The balance of the movie is Smiley's patient unpeeling of the complicated and most uncivilized lives of the faculity and students of Carne. In the end, and with the assistance of an often baffled local police chief, Smiley cleverly unmasks the killer.

    Denholme Elliot lacks the world-weary qualities and understated ruthlessness of Alec Guiness's later portrayal of George Smiley; this is George Smiley at an earlier, less cynical, and more sociable stage of his career in espionage. Elliot is surrounded by a very solid cast that include Academy Award-winner Glenda Jackson and veteran British actor Joss Ackland. A young Christian Bale (Batman Begins) features as one of the students. Le Carre's novel was hard to follow in the original; this film version will challenge viewers to pay close attention to the storyline. The end result will be entertaining and worthwhile.

    4 out of 5 stars Elliot's Smiley is still good.......2007-05-19

    I feared that watching a George Smiley film without Alec Guinness might be disappointing, but Denholm Elliot won my heart immediately. He doesn't have the impressive presence of Guiness and is less fascinating to watch, but his version of Smiley is equally as endearing. Denholm's Smiley is even more self-deprecating that Guinness' which gives an interesting tone to the drama. All the other actors are first rate and the production is BBC quality--excellent. I found the story to be interesting but not fascinating, hence the lack of the fifth star. It doesn't approach "Tinker Tailor..." Still it's well worth watching.

    4 out of 5 stars A must for John le Carre fans.......2007-01-09

    This is a good adaptation of the book, but Denholm Elliott, though a fine actor, is no Alec Guinness when it comes to playing George Smiley. If you can get over the fact the Alec Guinness is not George Smiley, this is a good murder mysterywith a good plat and fine acting. It was interesting to see Glenda Jackson in a movie that is dated just a few years before she became a member of parliament.

    2 out of 5 stars what's going on?.......2006-09-16

    a totally no-big-deal murder case. what we saw was bunch of brainless chain-smoking detectives pollute the crime scene; a very basic storyline that would have involved the sabbatical g. smiley.
    a very lame story adapted into a lame and boring movie, wasted a lot money and talents. typical bbc for pbs viewers who adore british stuff no matter what. but fair is fair, good is good, bad is bad, and this is a very bad movie, unless, of course, you don't mind to waste couple of hours to evolve and maintain in a couch potato status.

    5 out of 5 stars Very good portrayal of George Smiley.......2006-08-18

    I wasn't sure how I'd like an actor other than Alec Guinness
    playing George Smiley-but Elliott does a fine job.As other
    reviewers have noted,the plot doesn't concern spies this time.
    As usual,it may take 2 or more viewings (or reading the book)
    to appreciate all the subtle points being made (talking always
    exceeds action for Le Carre)-but this is a big plus for me.
    IE the performance can be enjoyably viewed many times.If you
    like this one,you should view the 2 Guinness portrayals of
    Smiley.

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