The Tailor of Panama (2001)

Directed by

John Boorman

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 545 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former convict working as a tailor in Panama is pressured by a British spy to gather information on local politicians. The tailor invents fake intelligence to stay alive, which spirals into international consequences.

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What happens

The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 spy thriller film directed by John Boorman from a screenplay he co-wrote with John le Carré and Andrew Davies. Based on le Carré's 1996 novel of the same name, it stars Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush. Rush portrays the title character, a former convict turned tailor who is strong-armed by an amoral MI6 agent (Brosnan) into spying on the Panamanian government. Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Leonor Varela and Harold Pinter co-star, along with Daniel Radcliffe in his film debut. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2001, and was released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures on 30 March. It received positive reviews, with praise for the performances of Brosnan and Rush, and grossed $28 million on a $21 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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