AcademyAward-winningdocumentarianErrolMorrispullsbackthecurtainonthestoriedlifeandcareerofformerBritishspyDavidCornwell—betterknownasJohnleCarré,authorofsuchclassicespionagenovelsasTheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold,TinkerTailorSoldierSpyandTheConstantGardener.SetagainsttheturbulentbackdropoftheColdWarleadingintopresentday,thefilmspanssixdecadesasleCarrédelivershisfinalandmostcandidinterview,punctuatedwithrarearchivalfootageanddramatizedvignettes."ThePigeonTunnel"isadeeplyhumanandengagingexplorationofleCarré'sextraordinaryjourneyandthepaper-thinmembranebetweenfactandfiction.