The Tailor of Panama
“In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.”
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
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Cast
37 people
Pierce Brosnan
Andy Osnard
Known for
GoldenEye
The Foreigner
John le Carré
novel
Known for
The Night Manager
Geoffrey Rush
Harry Pendel
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The King's Speech
Jamie Lee Curtis
Louisa Pendel
Known for
Halloween
Knives Out
Leonor Varela
Marta
Known for
Blade II
Cleopatra
Brendan Gleeson
Mickie Abraxas
Known for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Edge of Tomorrow
Harold Pinter
Uncle Benny
Known for
Sleuth
The Servant
Catherine McCormack
Francesca Deane
Known for
Braveheart
Spy Game
Daniel Radcliffe
Mark Pendel
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Woman in Black
Lola Boorman
Sarah Pendel
David Hayman
Luxmore
Known for
Taboo
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Margolis
Rafi Domingo
Known for
Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad
John Boorman Director · Andrew Davies Screenplay John le Carré Screenplay
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $21M · United States release March 30, 2001
Box office
Budget
$21,000,000
Worldwide gross
$28,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Merlin Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Brazil · February 11, 2001
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 2001
Theatrical
France
May 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
February 11, 2001 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
May 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 15, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
June 15, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 20, 2001 · Theatrical
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