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Every secret agent has a code name.
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Once the code name has been tallied with the film, the financial statements of the relevant FPC can be consulted to reveal the movie’s total costs.
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Laurie will play Control, the fiendish and commanding head of The Circus, Smiley’s morally fickle superior, known only by his code name.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, has long been an Anglo-American film event of epic proportions, from the 1962 CinemaScope extravaganza The Longest Day to Steven Spielberg's 1998 Saving Private Ryan.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Gordon decided to refer to Toek Tik only by a code name.
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Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Laurie will play Control, the fiendish and commanding head of The Circus, Smiley’s morally fickle superior, known only by his code name.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, has long been an Anglo-American film event of epic proportions, from the 1962 CinemaScope extravaganza The Longest Day to Steven Spielberg's 1998 Saving Private Ryan.
—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Gordon decided to refer to Toek Tik only by a code name.
—
Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
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“Code name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20name. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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