Errol Morris’ Doc on Author John le Carré – ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 30, 2023
Source: YouTube
“When I was in MI6, it wasn’t enough for me – so what I did is reinvent the secret world and fill my own people with it.” Very intriguing… Apple TV has unveiled the main official trailer for The Pigeon Tunnel, the latest documentary film made by the one-and-only Errol Morris. This will be premiering at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival this weekend, with stops at the Toronto and New York Film Festivals this fall before it’s out for streaming on Apple TV+ in October. (And it’ll play in art house theaters, too.) The doc spans six decades as the iconic British author John le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and other dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day. Le Carré passed away in 2020 at the age of 89. His novels which have been adapted for film or TV include The Looking Glass War (1965), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974), Smiley’s People (1979), The Little Drummer Girl (1983), The Night Manager (1993), The Tailor of Panama (1996), The Constant Gardener (2001), A Most Wanted Man (2008), & others. This looks crazy fascinating – I’m in.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Errol Morris’ doc The Pigeon Tunnel, direct from YouTube:
Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War leading into present day, the film spans six decades as le Carré delivers his final and most candid interview, punctuated with rare archival footage and dramatized vignettes. The film is a deeply human and engaging exploration of le Carré’s extraordinary journey and the paper-thin membrane between fact and fiction. The Pigeon Tunnel is directed by veteran doc filmmaker Errol Morris, of the doc films Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War, Fast Cheap & Out of Control, Standard Operating Procedure, They Were There, Tabloid, The Unknown Known, The B-Side, Wormwood, American Dharma, and My Psychedelic Love Story previously. Produced by Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Dominic Crossley-Holland, and Steven Hathaway. This is premiering at the Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals this fall – where Morris has been a regular for many years. Apple TV will release The Pigeon Tunnel doc in select US theaters + streaming on Apple TV+ starting October 20th, 2023 this fall.
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