This poster is based around the concept of secrets, lies and intelligence which are the central themes of the film. The protagonist Smiley (played by Gary Oldman) is in the centre of the poster, concealed by shadow. His costume is clearly a suit which shows his status and the formality of his occupation. He is also wearing glasses which has connotations of intelligence and also identifies a certain time era due to their style. The actor’s name exists inside his shadow in order to identify him and is just below where shadow becomes completely black, which makes the text more clear to read.
The background of the poster is made up of rows of letters and numbers which are uniform in size and shape. This denotes the idea of code and enigma and the smaller title text also uses this design. The background colour is blue and the text is white, but a spotlight shape appears around the protagonist and some of the background is in the shadow. The colours used within the poster are black, blue, red and white. The main title text is in red, which makes it stand out among the white text. The credits are in white below it, and all text is in the same formation and size. The poster also identifies the director of the film, Tomas Alredson, which will attract the audience of his previous films. It is notable how Gary Oldman’s credit is larger than Alredson’s, as it seems he is more of a pull to the audience.
The poster also identifies that the film is also a ‘best-selling’ novel by John le Carré. This also attracts an audience demographic that enjoys reading and perhaps has read, or will read, the book. This text exists within the letter/number lines. The tag line ‘The Secret is Out’ also does this, and is also in a white font. The release date comes directly after this, but is in red font, which sisters it with the title. The production company is also on the poster, but is small in the bottom left hand corner. It is also interesting how the poster is missing the conventional list of credits.
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