From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

OVERVIEW:  Things aren't always as they seem in the Oscar^®-nominated, suspenseful, and stylish thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In), based on the classic novel by John le Carre. Focus Features' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy will be available on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet^™, on DVD, on Digital Download and On-Demand March 20, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.  At the height of the Cold War, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, has been compromised.  An ever-watchful former top lieutenant and career spy, George Smiley (Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ), is called out of retirement by the government to help identify and track a suspected mole at the top of the agency.  The list of suspects is narrowed to five men.  Even before the startling truth is revealed, the emotional and physical tolls on the players enmeshed in the deadly international spy game will escalate…Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is Academy Award^®-nominated for Best Actor (Gary Oldman), Best Adapted Screenplay (Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan), and Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias); and is nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards including Best Film and Best Actor.

Also starring Oscar^® winner Colin Firth (The King's Speech) with Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock"), David Dencik (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Tom Hardy (Inception), Ciaran Hinds (The Debt), Oscar^® nominee John Hurt (Midnight Express), Toby Jones (The Hunger Games), and Mark Strong (Robin Hood), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is "a pleasurably sly and involving puzzler" (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times) and showcases "easily one of the year's best pictures – Gary Oldman gives a performance that is flawless in every detail." (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

Included with the Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack is an all-new UltraViolet^™ copy of the film. UltraViolet^™ is the revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, put them in the cloud and download and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smartphones and soon, consumers can download to devices of their choice too. The Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack also includes a Digital Copy of the film which is compatible with iTunes^®, iPad^®, iPhone^®, iPod^™ touch, Android or other retail partners.  So now, consumers can truly enjoy their movies and TV shows anytime, anywhere, on the platform of their choice!

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray™ :  Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound.

• TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY: FIRST LOOK
• DELETED SCENES
• INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR JOHN LE CARRE
• BD-LIVE™: Access the BD-Live^™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!
• pocket BLU™ app:   The groundbreaking pocket BLU^™ app uses iPad^®, iPhone^®, iPod^®  touch,  Android^™, PC and Mac^®  to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray^™ player.  Plus iPad^® and Android^™ tablet  owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU^™ made especially to take advantage of the tablets' larger screen and high resolution display.  Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray^™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that's bigger and better than ever before.  pocket BLU^™ offers advanced features such as:
  • Advanced Remote Control:  A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray^™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live^™ functions with ease.
  • Video Timeline:  Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
  • Mobile-To-Go:  Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray^™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
  • Browse Titles:  Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU^™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray^™ Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
  • Keyboard:  Entering data is fast and easy with your device's intuitive keyboard.
  • uHEAR^™:  Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray^™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

• INTERVIEWS  WITH ACTORS GARY OLDMAN, COLIN FIRTH, TOM HARDY; DIRECTOR TOMAS ALFREDSON; AND SCREENWRITER PETER STRAUGHAN
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR TOMAS ALFREDSON AND ACTOR GARY OLDMAN

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™:
Street Date:  March 20, 2012
Copyright:  2012 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number:  61120849
Running time:  2 Hours, 8 Minutes
Layers:  BD-50
Picture Format : Widescreen 
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating:  Rated R for violence, some sexuality/nudity, and language
Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound:  DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French (EU) DTS Surround 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date:  March 20, 2012
Copyright:  2012 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61120847
Running time: 2 Hours, 8 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating:  Rated R for violence, some sexuality/nudity, and language
Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound:  Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1

CAST AND FILMMAKERS
Cast:  Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong
Directed by:  Tomas Alfredson
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Screenplay by: Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
Based on the novel by: John le Carre
Executive Producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern, John le Carre, Peter Morgan, Douglas Urbanski
Co-Producer:  Alexandra Ferguson
Director of Photography:  Hoyte van Hoytema
Production Designer:  Maria Djurkovic
Costume Designer:  Jacqueline Durran
Film Editor: Dino Jonsater
Music by:  Alberto Iglesias

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