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The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 30, 2001

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Tailor of Panama

Production Companies

Merlin Films, Columbia Pictures

Director

John Boorman

Budget

$21,000,000

Revenue

$28,000,000

Description

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.