Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Alec Guinness: George Smiley
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Quotes
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George Smiley : Ever bought a fake picture, Toby?
Toby Esterhase : I sold a couple once.
George Smiley : The more you pay for it, the less inclined you are to doubt its authenticity.
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[repeated line]
George Smiley : There are three of them, and Alleline.
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George Smiley : Topicality is always suspect.
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George Smiley : What are you going to do about it?
Control : Depends on "it". I'll wait for "it" to show itself.
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George Smiley : You heard something about his
[Peter's]
George Smiley : murderous assignment in French North Africa, I suppose?
Mendel : Something. Whispers...
George Smiley : Peter was overmatched and he lost. His agents were hanged. No one recovers entirely from that sort of thing. That is, I wouldn't trust a man who did.