The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

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Movie basic details

Current status - Released
Total runtime - 92 mins.
Release date - 20-10-2023
Release year - 2023
Genres - Documentary

Overall ratings and scores for The Pigeon Tunnel:
Happiness Score - 6.833/10, World Popularity Score - 14.95/100, IMDB Score - 7.0, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.0/10, .
The Pigeon Tunnel movie has Total Global Votes - 12, Total IMD Votes - 879

The Pigeon Tunnel Movie Introduction: Movie The Pigeon Tunnel, release year 2023 is written by Errol Morris, John le Carré and directed by Errol Morris. The leading star-cast in this movie are Jake Dove, Charlotte Hamblin, Garry Cooper along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie overview and plot by

Movie in-short: Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.

Movie story-line: 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.

Movie synopsis: Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.

Highlights - The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - The Ink FactoryFourth Floor ProductionsStoryteller ProductionsJago Films127 Wall Productions
Produced in - United States of America
Available languages - English (English),
Homepage URL - https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.633pbtki99m7e8lc9ybbyab3
Awards won / Nominations - 1 win & 2 nominations
Certificate(s) - AR : +13 AU : M BG : C BR : 12 CA : 14A CY : 12+ CZ : 12 DE : 11 EG : 12 ES : K-12 FR : 12A FR : 12 GH : K12 GT : IIA HK : 16 HN : 13+ HU : 12 ID : 16 IE : U/A 16+ IL : 6+ IT : PG12 KH : 12 LB : N-13 LK : 12 LT : 12+ MD : B MT : B MU : 18SG NE : 12 NI : 9 NL : M PA : R-13 PH : PG-13 PL : M/12 PY : 16+ RU : 11 SA : PG13 SG : 12 SV : 13 TM : 12+ UA : PG-13 UA : PG-13 US : 13

Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

Lead Actors - Jake Dove, Charlotte Hamblin, Garry Cooper
Writer(s) - Errol Morris, John le Carré
Director(s) - Errol Morris

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

What is the release date of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)?
Release date of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is 20-10-2023.


What is the total runtime of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) in minutes?
Total runtime of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) in minutes is 92 min.


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The budget consumed to produce The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) movie is around $0.00.


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Expected revenue from movie movie The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is around $0.00.


What is the pupularity of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)?
Worldwide pupularity of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) movie is 14.95%.


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Production company of film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is/are The Ink Factory, Fourth Floor Productions, Storyteller Productions, Jago Films, 127 Wall Productions, .


Which country the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is produced in?
Film production country for the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is United States of America, .


Which language the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is produced in?
Film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is produced in English (English), language(s).


Which Genre the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) belongs to?
Movie The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is categorized under Documentary genre(s).


Who are the lead actors of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)?
Lead actors of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) are Jake Dove, Charlotte Hamblin, Garry Cooper.


Who is the writer of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)?
The writer(s) of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is/are Errol Morris, John le Carré.


Who is the director of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)?
The director(s) of the film The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) is/are Errol Morris.


Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) movie?
Movie The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) has 1 win & 2 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.


What is the story of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) in-short?
Short plot of movie The Pigeon Tunnel (2023): Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day..


What is the full story of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) movie?
Full plot of movie The Pigeon Tunnel (2023): Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day..


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List of full Starcast and crew members of The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

Full Starcast:

profie photo of John le CarréName: John le Carré
Character: Self

profie photo of Jake DoveName: Jake Dove
Character: Teenage David Cornwell

profie photo of Charlotte HamblinName: Charlotte Hamblin
Character: Olive Cornwell

profie photo of Garry CooperName: Garry Cooper
Character: Ronnie Cornwell

profie photo of Simon HarrisonName: Simon Harrison
Character: Kim Philby

profie photo of Douglas RankineName: Douglas Rankine
Character: Rudolf Hess

profie photo of Dominik DervaicsName: Dominik Dervaics
Character: Tony Cornwell

profie photo of Mike NobleName: Mike Noble
Character: Adult David Cornwell

Crew Members:

profie photo of Philip GlassName: Philip Glass
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer

profie photo of Errol MorrisName: Errol Morris
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Errol MorrisName: Errol Morris
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Errol MorrisName: Errol Morris
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer

profie photo of Hossein AminiName: Hossein Amini
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer

profie photo of Stephen CornwellName: Stephen Cornwell
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Paul Leonard-MorganName: Paul Leonard-Morgan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer

profie photo of Dominic Crossley-HollandName: Dominic Crossley-Holland
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Michael LesslieName: Michael Lesslie
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer

profie photo of Simon CornwellName: Simon Cornwell
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Joe TsaiName: Joe Tsai
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer

profie photo of P.J. van SandwijkName: P.J. van Sandwijk
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer

profie photo of Steven HathawayName: Steven Hathaway
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

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rated 3.5 out of 5
October 20, 2023

Did you know that "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" by a certain David Cromwell (aka John Le Carré) sold between 12-15 million physical copies? That's before Richard Burton took on the mantle of "Lemeas" from that novel and long before Sir Alec Guinness took on the part of the forensic super-spy "George Smiley" in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and that gives us quite an indication as the phenomenal success of this writer who basically bares his soul here in a one-to-one with Errol Morris. Spurred on only sparingly by the director, we are left with what is an succinct and informative retrospective on the life of a man who might not have seemed obviously destined for literary greatness. We start with his childhood where he was largely brought up by his con-man father (after his mother got fed up of the crooks and the mistresses and fled when he was five) and follows his education through Oxford, his recruitment into and ultimately boredom of the the British Intelligence community before turning his hand to bringing all of this experience to life in over twenty published novels. This isn't a treatise on how to write a thriller. It's an enjoyably structured lesson on how a little bit of experience, an understanding of human nature and a vidid imagination can create works of fiction that enthral and captivate. He delivers this with candour, humour, a tiny bit of self-deprecation but most notably - truthfulness. You need to have your thinking cap on, too. He uses language eruditely and in a considered fashion that I could listen to all day. You won't learn much about how to write a spy story, but you will learn something of this fascinating and engaging human being. It's an Apple TV production so might get only a limited cinema release (though the BBC seem to have supplied quite a bit of archive, so perhaps they secured a tx as a quid pro quo?) and it's most definitely worth a watch if you are remotely interested in the genre, in writing - or in just listening to an interesting man.


-- CinemaSerf
rated 3 out of 5
October 31, 2023

Getting inside the head of a spy is undoubtedly challenging; getting inside the head of a novelist who was once a spy who now writes about that enigmatic profession is nearly impossible. And that’s one of the hurdles that hampers this profile of former MI5 and MI6 operative David Cornwell, better known to the world by his pen name, John le Carré (1931-2020). Based on the author’s memoir of the same name, the latest from documentarian Errol Morris puts the best-selling espionage novelist under the microscope, seeking to discover who le Carré is, what factors impacted his life and writings, and how his novels mirror those influences in terms of content and themes. Through discussions of books like “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” “Smiley’s People,” “A Perfect Spy” and “The Looking Glass War,” backed by clips of film and television adaptations of these works, le Carré and Morris ruminate on the writer’s objectives in bringing them to life, some of them personal in nature and some of them expressions of his feelings about the murky underworld he left behind and brought to life on the printed page. Much of what the author consequently discusses comes across as dark, cryptic, and characterized by rampant intrigue and betrayal, not unlike the life he left behind (as well as the dismal upbringing he underwent at the knee of his untrustworthy father, a professional swindler adept at plying his craft). The insights, to say the least, are rather depressing and disquieting. But that unsettling material is further compounded by a string of often-perplexing observations about le Carré’s existential outlooks and literary intentions, some of which seemingly amount to little more than oh so much navel gazing and intellectual masturbation, overstated attempts at encapsulating his perspectives on human nature and human relations as reflected through his works. I can imagine that there’s probably a market for a film like this among Anglophiles captivated by the writer’s works, the spy novel genre in general and PBS/BBC television dramas, but it really didn’t do much for me, especially since this offering pales in comparison to many of Morris’s other better productions. Thankfully, the picture’s merciful 1:32:00 runtime proved to be its saving grace (even though the picture admittedly improves once it gets past an overly long, excessively detailed prologue). Ironically, le Carré notes in the film that he sees his novels as an antidote to the James Bond books and movies, but, from where I stand, I’ll take 007 over this any day.


-- Brent Marchant

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