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Born and raised in Northeast England, Peter Straughan became a sought-after screenwriter when his script The Men Who Stare at Goats, adapted from Jon Ronson’s book, made the rounds. Mr. Straughan adapted Toby Young’s memoir into the feature How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, which was directed by Robert B. Weide; and adapted The Debt from the Israeli film Ha-Hov for director John Madden. He is currently adapting the book Second Lives, by Tim Guest, for director David Fincher.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: What John Le Carre Really Thought of the Movie Adaptation

13 Comments | Posted December 15, 2011 | 14:08:04 (EST)

The process of adapting Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy began in a state of fear, which is perhaps appropriate for entering a world characterised by paranoia and dread.

John le Carré is something of a revered author, a writer who had taken the spy genre - formerly dominated by Ian Fleming's...

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