Apple Original Films has announced the acquisition of a new documentary film ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ from Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris (‘The Fog of War’) and The Ink Factory (‘The Night Manager’). ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ will land on Apple TV+ on 20th October, 2023.
‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such genre-defining espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Night Manager and The Constant Gardener.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War leading into present day, the film spans six decades as le Carré delivers his final and most candid interview, punctuated with rare archival footage and dramatized vignettes.
Drawing on le Carré’s New York Times bestselling memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life, the film is an unprecedented voyage into the lesser-known parts of the iconic and historically private author’s formative experiences, set to an original score by Philip Glass in collaboration with Paul Leonard-Morgan.
‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ is produced by Dominic Crossley-Holland (‘All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace’) and Steven Hathaway (‘Wormwood’), and Simon Cornwell (‘The Night Manager’) and Stephen Cornwell (‘The Night Manager’).
Produced by by The Ink Factory and Fourth Floor Productions, in association with Jago Films, Storyteller Productions and 127 Wall Productions, ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ will launch only on Apple TV+ on 20th October, 2023.