{
  "id": 1810635,
  "title": "John Irvin, Director Of ‘Hamburger Hill’ & ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ TV Drama, Dies Aged 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/john-irvin-director-of-hamburger-hill-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-tv",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/john-irvin-hamburger-hill-raw-deal-director-dies-aged-86-1237044695/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "British filmmaker John Irvin, known for action movies including Hamburger Hill and Raw Deal and BAFTA-winning TV series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has died aged 86. According to Irvin’s producers, the BAFTA-winning filmmaker died peacefully at the UK home of his sister-in-law on 11th August, surrounded by his family. Irvin made more than thirty features […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "John Irvin Dies: Director Of ‘Hamburger Hill’ & ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ TV Drama Was 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/john-irvin-dies-director-of-hamburger-hill-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy",
        "published": "2026-08-18T22:03:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}