British Spy and Wizard [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.22]

Wizards in spy movies

Now, regarding wizards, in `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' Gary Oldman plays Sirius Black from the `` Harry Potter '' series. Harry's godfather, an unfortunate man who was imprisoned in the magical prison Azkaban for many years for a crime he did not commit (he was accused of telling Harry's parents' whereabouts to his nemesis Lord Voldemort, leading to their deaths). Also, John Hurt, Smiley's boss and a control figure who came close to discovering the true identity of the double agent "Mole" before dying of illness, was Ollivander, the wand craftsman who sells the magic wand to Harry. When giving the wand to Harry, he tells Harry that there is a brother wand that uses the same core, but the person who used that brother wand was Voldemort himself. Old Man Ollivander is a professional who remembers all the wands he makes, the wands he sells, and the people he sells them to.

Furthermore, Roger Lloyd-Pack, who plays Mendel, a former inspector from the London Metropolitan Police Department who helps Smiley hunt the mole, is the same actor who played Barty Crouch Sr., a Ministry of Magic official in Goblet of Fire . Ciarán Hinds plays the role of intelligence officer Roy Brand, who is considered one of the "mole" suspects by Smiley and the others, and Aberforth Dumbledore, the younger brother of Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Toby Jones, who plays the role of Percy Allerin, another "mole" candidate and the new leader of the Intelligence Service, also provided the voice of Dobby, the meddling fairy who tries to help Harry in films such as " Chamber of Secrets ." Dobby isn't a wizard though. Speaking of fairies, Simon McBurney, who voiced the creature (named Kreacher) who works at Sirius Black's family estate, played Laycon, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs who orders Smiley to hunt a mole.

On the other hand, if you look at James Bond movies that are similar to ``Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,'' they also include wizards. Ralph Fiennes, who first appears in ` `Skyfall ,'' becomes Bond's boss as the new M after the death of MI6 director M, played by Judi Dench, and of course plays Harry Potter's archenemy Voldemort. ``Skyfall'' also depicts the movement within the government that aims to dismantle MI6 by making espionage obsolete (a passage that seems to refer to the existence of the 007 series itself, as is typical of a 50th anniversary film); Helen McCrory plays a politician who harshly criticizes M. She also played Narcissa Malfoy, the mother of Harry's rival Draco Malfoy.

Robbie Coltrane, best known for his role as Harry's giant friend Hagrid, played the role of Zukofsky, the Russian crime lord who helps Bond in Pierce Brosnan's version of the series. In addition, in the Brosnan version, John Cleve, who played Q himself in "Die Another Day" in " World Is Knot Inf ", in " Die Another Day ", the castle of the magic school where Harry goes. He plays the role of ``Almost Headless Nick,'' a ghost that haunts the. This isn't magic anymore either.

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