Portobello Pictures
"A Murder of Quality is just about perfect."
The New Yorker
"A long way from the dotty delights of Agatha Christie's neatly wrapped whodunits, this is an engrossing and disturbing exploration of people living on the edge of the abyss...outstanding."
The TV Times
John Le Carré's most popular character George Smiley investigates a brutal murder at one of England's leading public schools.
He soon finds the silence of the tight knit community almost impossible to penetrate. Only one thing can break the closed ranks and reveal the secrets surrounding the crime - a second killing...
Year of release: 1991
Director: Gavin Millar
Screenwriter: John le Carré (from his novel of the same name)
Producer: Eric Abraham
Principal Cast: Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, Glenda Jackson, Billie Whitelaw