The Tailor of Panama
2001 · TMDB 6.0
Directed by John Boorman
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.
Why it matters
A British spy recruits a tailor with a checkered past to provide intelligence, leading to a web of lies that entangles both their lives and loves.
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Released
- 2001-02-11
- Studio
- Merlin Films
- Country
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.0
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