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Works by John Irvin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [1979 TV mini-series] (1979) — Director — 143 copies
Hamburger Hill [1987 film] (1987) — Director — 121 copies
Next of Kin [1989 film] (1989) — Director — 51 copies
The Dogs of War [1980 film] (2001) 23 copies
Ghost Story [1981 film] (2004) — Director — 23 copies
British Cinema Collection: 8 Acclaimed Films [DVD] (2014) — Director — 22 copies
Robin Hood [1991 British film] (1991) — Director — 22 copies
Raw Deal [1986 film] (1986) — Director — 19 copies
Widow's Peak [1994 film] (1996) 13 copies
A Month by the Lake [1995 film] (2003) — Director — 11 copies
Noah's Ark [1999 TV mini-series] (1999) — Director — 10 copies
Shiner [2000 film] — Director — 4 copies
Freefall [1994 Film] (1994) — Director — 3 copies
Crazy Horse [1996 film] (1996) — Director — 1 copy
Shiner (2002) 1 copy
Eminent Domain [VHS] — Director — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1940-05-07
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Occupations
film director

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
A delightfully frightful movie that I enjoyed when my father got our first VCR in 1982. It stars some of Hollywood's golden age actors like John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Fred Astaire. Their past comes to haunt them.
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robertbruceferguson | Jan 8, 2022 |
This was an odd one for me. I went into Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with very high expectations, and unfortunately they weren't met. It's hard to pinpoint what I think was wrong with it. The book is hard to follow at times, yes, but no more so than a bunch of other books. It tells a complicated story in a very straight-forward way, without dropping many hints as to what parts are especially important, but again, that is a style of story-telling that can work very well. Relative to other books I found this one to be "hard work", but I generally don't mind that at all if they payoff was a great story, which this undoubtedly is. For me it just wasn't a great read.

I think the problem is that the book didn't make me feel anything, and it didn't even seem to try. Significant moments which could have been the source of suspense, emotion, or both were simply recounted as if they were the minutes of a committee-meeting. This is obviously an intentional style, but for me it didn't really work. A thing I did like was the way the characters, and their relation to each other, was built up mainly through implications and dialogue rather being explicitly spelled out. It gave a satisfying feeling of a painting gradually appearing. And, again, the story is interesting. Interesting enough to have the potential to be really exciting and thrilling. To me it just wasn't.

However, this is probably one of those books I will find myself thinking about for a while, and that's something.
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Rating
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