The Pigeon Tunnel

Oct 20, 2023

1h 32m

★ 6.6

Stories from the life of John le Carré.

Overview

Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

The Ink Factory

Fourth Floor Productions

Storyteller Productions

Jago Films

127 Wall

The Ink Factory

The Pigeon Tunnel Trailers

Cast

Self

John le Carré

Teenage David Cornwell

Jake Dove

Olive Cornwell

Charlotte Hamblin

Ronnie Cornwell

Garry Cooper

Kim Philby

Simon Harrison

Rudolf Hess

Douglas Rankine

Tony Cornwell

Dominik Dervaics

Adult David Cornwell

Mike Noble

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