
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Justin Quayle

Rachel Weisz
Tessa Quayle

Danny Huston
Sandy Woodrow

Bill Nighy
Sir Bernard Pellegrin

Pete Postlethwaite
Lorbeer

Richard McCabe
Arthur Hammond

Donald Sumpter
Tim Donohue

Juliet Aubrey
Gloria Woodrow

Hubert Koundé
Dr. Arnold Bluhm

Archie Panjabi
Ghita Pearson

Gerard McSorley
Sir Kenneth Curtiss

Sidede Onyulo
Jonah Andika

Anneke Kim Sarnau
Birgit
Daniele Harford
Miriam
Packson Ngugi
Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu
Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor
Jomo
Keith Pearson
Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu
Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Nick Reding
Crick
Jacqueline Maribe
Wanza Kiluhu
Donald Apiyo
Kioko
Samuel Otage
Mustafa
Mumbi Kaigwa
Grace Makanga
John Moller
Athletic Unshaven Man
Andre Leenheer
Shaven Headed Man
Lydia M. Manyasi
Kenyan Newsreader
Steenie Njoroge
1st Journalist
Stuart Wheeler
2nd Journalist
Chris Payne
Mike Mildren
Nyajima Jial
Esmerelda
Brigid M. Kakenyi
Hospital Administrator
Katherine Damaris
Nurse
Christopher Okinda
Doctor
Ainea Ojiambo
Police Driver

Peter King Nzioki
Policeman 1
Ng'ang'a Kirumburu
Policeman 2
Ben Parker
Det. Inspector Deasey

John Keogh
Immigration Official
Jeffrey Caine
Club Servant

Rupert Simonian
Guido Hammond

Teresa Harder
Birgit's Secretary
Thomas Chemnitz
Uniformed Policeman
Joe Christopher Rhode
Karl
Edgar Nicholas Rhode
Karl
Eva Plackner
Crossing Guard
Claire Simpson
Maude Donohue
Chris Lightburn-Jones
Aid Worker
Ann Achan
Aduk
Dang Wuor Diew
Sudanese Man
Ben Gardiner
Harry Woodrow
Crew

Fernando Meirelles
Director
Jeffrey Caine
Screenplay

John le Carré
Novel

Claire Simpson
Editor
César Charlone
Director of Photography
Adam Glasman
Colorist
Lorraine Lydon
Colorist
Asa Shoul
Colorist
Konga Mbandu
First Assistant Director
Richard Styles
First Assistant Director
Thorne Mutert
Second Assistant Director
Carlos Fidel
Second Assistant Director
Wambui Kairo
Second Assistant Director
Dylan Voogt
Production Coordinator
Anne Helmer
Production Coordinator
Kate Penlington
Production Coordinator
Alison Ngibuini
Production Coordinator
Janine Abery
Production Coordinator
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Jeff Abberley
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Jim Shamoon
Executive Producer
Mario Zvan
Executive Producer

Gail Egan
Executive Producer
Donald Ranvaud
Executive Producer

Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Thierry Potok
Co-Producer

Henning Molfenter
Co-Producer
Tracey Seaward
Co-Producer
Phylis Andika
Production Assistant
Consolata Karani
Production Assistant
Shiv Mandavia
Production Assistant
Angela Kombu
Production Assistant
Muthoni Ngacha
Production Assistant
Laura Tatton
Production Assistant

Mark Tildesley
Production Design
Diego Quemada-Díez
Camera Operator
Ergun Cankaya
Camera Operator
Alastair Rae
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Harmon Cusack
Aerial Camera
Robert Wedemeyer
Dolly Grip
Sebastian Gross
Camera Trainee
John Peter Mungai
Camera Trainee
Annette Borgmann
Casting Director
Mwakalafu Muniafu
Casting Assistant
Leo Davis
Casting
Emily Mabonga
Casting
Iris Müller
Extras Casting
Jane Petrie
Assistant Costume Designer
Elizabeth Glaysher
Wardrobe Supervisor

Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Costume Design
Kate Chilcott
Costume Standby
Caroline McCall
Costume Standby
John Denison
Costume Standby
Katy Hackney
Costume Assistant
Lou Durkin
Costume Assistant
Laurie Saint-Hillier
Costume Assistant
Charlotte Wiseman
Costume Assistant
Sharon Long
Costume Assistant
Colin May
Costume Assistant
Cristy Watson
Costume Assistant
Sparka Lee Hall
Wardrobe Assistant
Liza Brzonskalla
Wardrobe Assistant
Christine Blundell
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Lesa Warrener
Makeup & Hair
Nuria Mbomio
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Gillianne Obaso
Makeup Artist
Zara Pasha
Makeup Trainee
Julius Goosen
Makeup Trainee
Teresia Mwangi
Art Department Assistant
Chris Lowe
Supervising Art Director
Dale Manning
Assistant Art Director
Coralie Lew
Assistant Art Director
Matthew Smith
Prosthetics
Nick Adams
Sound Effects Editor
Joakim Sundström
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Kondal
Assistant Sound Editor

Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sven Taits
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stuart Wilson
Production Sound Mixer
Mark Kihara
Boom Operator
Matthias Richter
Boom Operator
Orin Beaton
Boom Operator

Nicolas Becker
Foley Artist
Sam Southwick
Foley Editor
Anthony Faust
Foley Mixer
Paul Wrightson
ADR Editor
Cordell McQueen
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Davis
Visual Effects Producer
Charles Howell
Visual Effects Producer
Roz Lowrie
Visual Effects Editor
Drew Jones
Visual Effects Production Manager

Alberto Iglesias
Original Music Composer
Becca Gatrell
Music Supervisor
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
Chris Laurence
Musician
Tony Lewis
Music Editor
Waseem Barlas
Transportation Coordinator
Jens Enderling
Transportation Coordinator
Steffi Hiller
Accountant
Sandra Frieze
Dialogue Coach
Sandra Butterworth
Dialogue Coach
Clifford De Spenser
Dialogue Coach
William Tracey
Rigging Gaffer
Gary Donoghue
Rigging Gaffer
Peter Fritscher
Rigging Gaffer
Tom Roberts
Standby Painter
Lawrence Wathiga
Standby Painter
Daniela von Waberer
Painter
James K. Kuria
Painter
John Ogutu Radol
Painter
Sylvester Otieno
Painter
Lawrence Wambu
Painter
Michelle Day
Set Decoration
Florian Speidel
Set Dresser
Lisa Loher
Set Dresser
Uli Passauer
Set Dresser
Rob Brown
Construction Manager
Graham Cole
Construction Manager
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer
Susanna Lenton
Script Supervisor

Adrian De Wet
Digital Supervisor
Sven Trebus
Electrician
Saul Ogada
Electrician
Francis Wanyandeh Ouma
Electrician
George K. Kahura
Electrician
Paul Molloy
Electrician
Robert Rabson
Electrician
Thomas Gosda
Electrician
Martin König
Electrician
Florian Niedermeier
Electrician
Ezekiel Andika
Electrician
Peter Njogu Kamau
Electrician
Benjamin Dreythaller
Electrician
André Schwemmin
Electrician
Evans Gitau
Head Carpenter
Samson Maitemi
Standby Carpenter
Cathal MacIlwaine
Standby Carpenter
Nicola Kelly Hütter
Set Production Assistant
Sara Bungartz
Set Production Assistant
Alex Gladstone
Location Manager
John Chavanga
Location Manager
Christopher Doll
Location Manager
Jonah Coombes
Location Manager
Bernard Gathogo
Location Manager
Georg Armin Sauer
Stunt Coordinator
Roly Jansen
Stunt Coordinator

Rick Skene
Stunt Coordinator
Wachira Muiragania
Animal Wrangler
Chris Lightburn-Jones
Property Master
Joey Weber
Property Master
Brian Lofthouse
Property Master
Arwel Evans
Property Master
Nick Thomas
Property Master
Oliver Rose
Assistant Property Master
Harry Bowers
Clapper Loader
Peter Byrne
Clapper Loader
Ole Ziesemann
Clapper Loader
Chris Summers
Clapper Loader
John Evans
Clapper Loader
Simon Everett
Pilot
Daniel Barton
Pilot
Victor Chege
Pilot
Andrew Cliff
Pilot
Tony Turner
Second Company Grip
Adrian Metzelaar
Compositors
Maria Stroka
Digital Intermediate Producer
Kerri Aungle
Negative Cutter
Veronica Marcarno
Negative Cutter
Stephen Forrest-Smith
Draughtsman
Paul Hatchman
Key Grip
Steve Obunde
Key Grip
Paul Antoni
Grip
Peter Kioko
Grip
Andy Long
Gaffer
Lisa Parker
Production Manager
Nick Laws
Production Manager
Nicci Perrow
Production Manager
Sonja B. Zimmer
Production Manager
Alex Moreno
Researcher
Ally Mee
Title Designer
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Philip Key
Production Executive
Brock Norman Brock
Production Executive
Nicole Carmen-Davis
Production Executive
Eddie Baker
Dressing Prop
Olly Tellett
Focus Puller
Telfer Barnes
Focus Puller
Birgit Dierken
Focus Puller
Franz-Xaver Kringer
Focus Puller
Nicole Dierken
Focus Puller

Mark Milsome
Focus Puller
Denis Schnegg
Art Direction
Keith Mason
First Assistant Editor
Ben Pont
Armorer
Corrina Wilson
Compositor
Christian Ehlert
Leadman
Carol Kupisz
Graphic Designer
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