The Night Manager (2016)
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/16:9 TV mini-series (6x60m)
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, Douglas Hodge
Synopsis:
A former Army officer who has buried himself running the night reception in a Cairo hotel is haunted by old ghosts and recruited by MI6 to infiltrate the entourage of a ruthless British arms dealer.
Review:
Genuinely tense thriller along time-worn lines, what Bond ought to have been but never was. Le Carré's narrative benefits from a fuller treatment, allowing characterisations to build and situations to gain in credibility. Production values are first rate, as is the cast; it is hard to imagine how this might be improved upon.
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/16:9 TV mini-series (6x60m)
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, Douglas Hodge
Synopsis:
A former Army officer who has buried himself running the night reception in a Cairo hotel is haunted by old ghosts and recruited by MI6 to infiltrate the entourage of a ruthless British arms dealer.
Review:
Genuinely tense thriller along time-worn lines, what Bond ought to have been but never was. Le Carré's narrative benefits from a fuller treatment, allowing characterisations to build and situations to gain in credibility. Production values are first rate, as is the cast; it is hard to imagine how this might be improved upon.
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/16:9 TV mini-series (6x60m)
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, Douglas Hodge
Synopsis:
A former Army officer who has buried himself running the night reception in a Cairo hotel is haunted by old ghosts and recruited by MI6 to infiltrate the entourage of a ruthless British arms dealer.
Review:
Genuinely tense thriller along time-worn lines, what Bond ought to have been but never was. Le Carré's narrative benefits from a fuller treatment, allowing characterisations to build and situations to gain in credibility. Production values are first rate, as is the cast; it is hard to imagine how this might be improved upon.