Director
John Boorman
Based on
The Tailor of Panama by John le Carré
Producers
John Boorman, Kevan Barker
Production Company
Merlin Films
Studios
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Merlin Films
DNEG VFX Supervisor
Peter Chiang
DNEG VFX Producer
Emily Edwards
Release date
30th March 2001
John le Carré’s writerly skills are at work in ”The Tailor of Panama.” The pace is nonstop, scenes are cleanly and economically written, and flashbacks are incorporated seamlessly into the narrative. The details of the tailor’s craft are given entertainingly.
– New York Times –
John Boorman's spirited adaptation of "The Tailor of Panama," is a stylish, sardonic addition to the spy genre.Variety
Harry Pendel, a Cockney ex-con who has reinvented himself as a popular tailor to the rich and powerful of Panama, is famous for his storytelling as well as his suits — but this time, his tales carry lethal repercussions. Preyed upon by ruthless, seductive British spy Osnard, Harry spins a yarn that inadvertently sets off a series of events to destroy everything he values most in life.