Record Number |
540084 |
Title |
The night manager: The complete series / |
Alternative title |
John Le Carre's The night manager |
Publication details |
[Millers Point, N.S.W.] Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, 2016 |
Pagination etc. |
2 DVD-video (346 min) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Creation Note |
Directed by Susanne Bier ; writer David Farr ; based on the novel by John Le Carrâe. |
Performer note |
Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki. |
Summary Note |
In Cairo at the height of the Arab Spring, hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from the beautiful Sophie Alekan. As the mistress of the powerful but dangerous hotel owner, Sophie has evidence of an arms deal that could help crush the popular uprising. Compelled to do what he thinks is right, Pine makes contact with his friend at the British Embassy. But his actions unwittingly draw him into the terrifying world of ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper. When Sophie's information makes its way to Angela Burr, a government anti-corruption agent intent on bringing down Roper's empire, a leak in her network triggers a chain of events that end in tragedy. -- "The Night Manager" handelt von dem ehemaligen britischen Soldaten Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston), der nun als Nachtmanager in einem Luxushotel arbeitet. Als ihn der britische Geheimdienst rekrutiert, um dem Waffenhèandler Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie) das Handwerk zu legen, ist Pine mehr als gewillt, wieder in den Dienst zurèuckzukehren. Schliesslich ist Roper verantwortlich fèur den grausamen Mord an Pines Freundin Sophie. Um sie zu rèachen und einen der gefèahrlichsten Mèanner unserer Zeit zu Fall zu bringen, muss er sein Leben riskieren und den Kreis von Ropers Vertrauten infiltrieren, darunter auch Ropers Geliebte Jed (Elizabeth Debicki). Doch schon bald zeigt sich, dass Rache nicht das einzige ist, was Pine antreibt. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+ |
Subject |
Spy films |
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Drama |
Thrillers (Motion picture) |
Added Entry |
Bier, Susanne |
Le Carré, John |
Hiddlestone, Tom |
Laurie, Hugh |
Colman, Olivia |
Debicki, Elizabeth |
Farr, David |
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