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The Pigeon Tunnel

"So, I am born... ...and packed up with my mother'sfew possessions, for we have recently...

"So, I am born... ...and packed up with my mother's
few possessions, for we have recently suffered
another bailiffs' visitation and are travelling light."

Full Transcript

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"So, I am born...
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...and packed up with my mother's few possessions,
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for we have recently suffered another bailiffs' visitation
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and are travelling light."
Duration
13 seconds
Views
73
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:13
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.
"The lid of the boot is locked from the outside." - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:13
"The lid of the boot is locked from the outside."
My mother disappeared when I was five. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:19
My mother disappeared when I was five.
{\an8}My mother was a mystery. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:10
{\an8}My mother was a mystery.
Do you remember the day she left? - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:27
Do you remember the day she left?
So, I imagine it. I imagine that she did. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:06
So, I imagine it. I imagine that she did.
She said, "You never brought me orchids." - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:20
She said, "You never brought me orchids."
All of a sudden, we had a real harvest of cash. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:14
All of a sudden, we had a real harvest of cash.
Don't do that again, sonny. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:15
Don't do that again, sonny.
And he counted and counted, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:13
And he counted and counted,
There's a type they were looking for in my day and I fit it perfectly - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:34
There's a type they were looking for in my day and I...
Sights which were heart-breaking. - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:06
Sights which were heart-breaking.
I felt that on both sides, East and West, - The Pigeon Tunnel 00:18
I felt that on both sides, East and West,
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,