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The Pigeon Tunnel

I felt that on both sides, East and West, were inventing the enemy that they needed. The...

I felt that on both sides, East and West, were inventing the enemy that they needed. The seamless transition from anti-Nazism
to anti-Communism

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I felt that on both sides, East and West,
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were inventing the enemy that they needed.
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The seamless transition from anti-Nazism to anti-Communism.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
85
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:23
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.
Halfway through my tenure in West Germany, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:25
Halfway through my tenure in West Germany,
The question is whether MI5, MI6 wanted him to go. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:24
The question is whether MI5, MI6 wanted him to go.
In sober reflection, the powers that be said, "Thank God." - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:14
In sober reflection, the powers that be said, "Thank Go...
Philby's defection went straight to the heart - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:18
Philby's defection went straight to the heart
"Was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält", is the line. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:05
"Was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält", is the l...
The trouble is, that by then, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:13
The trouble is, that by then,
When I read it, I took it as more deeply existential. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:20
When I read it, I took it as more deeply existential.
The experience that I have reading le Carré is, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:12
The experience that I have reading le Carré is,
Characters don't actually work until they've got a bit of you in them. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:24
Characters don't actually work until they've got a...
"I am in the city of Exeter, walking across a patch of wasteland. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:31
"I am in the city of Exeter, walking across a patch of ...
You hired private detectives to investigate your father. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:30
You hired private detectives to investigate your father.
By the way, Ronnie sued you! - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:32
By the way, Ronnie sued you!
I've never felt I belonged anywhere, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:25
I've never felt I belonged anywhere,
Come on, old friend. It's bedtime. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:20
Come on, old friend. It's bedtime.
{\an8}They had three funerals for him. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:29
{\an8}They had three funerals for him.
But the world runs on fantasy. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:16
But the world runs on fantasy.
"Beneath the inscription runs a handwritten scrawl." - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:20
"Beneath the inscription runs a handwritten scrawl.&quo...