AcademyAwardwinningdocumentarianErrolMorrispullsbackthecurtainonthestoriedlifeandcareerofformerBritishspyDavidCornwell—betterknownasJohnleCarré,authorofsuchclassicespionagenovelsasTheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold,TinkerTailorSoldierSpyandTheConstantGardenerSetagainsttheturbulentbackdropoftheColdWarleadingintopresentday,thefilmspanssixdecadesasleCarrédelivershisfinalandmostcandidinterview,punctuatedwithrarearchivalfootageanddramatizedvignettes"ThePigeonTunnel"isadeeplyhumanandengagingexplorationofleCarré'sextraordinaryjourneyandthepaperthinmembranebetweenfactandfiction