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Funeral In Berlin
1967
Following on from THE IPCRESS FILE, Michael Caine returns as bespectacled spy Harry Palmer in the second instalment in the Len Deighton series. A British spy is responsible for arranging the defection of a Russian officer in charge of Berlin war security. When his plan goes very wrong, he must rely on his own Cockney cunning to .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Caine, Hugh Burden, Oscar Homolka, Eva Renzi |
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| Director | Guy Hamilton |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Funeral In Berlin
Following on from THE IPCRESS FILE, Michael Caine returns as bespectacled spy Harry Palmer in the second instalment in the Len Deighton series. A British spy is responsible for arranging the defection of a Russian officer in charge of Berlin war security. When his plan goes very wrong, he must rely on his own Cockney cunning to escape the morass of double-dealing, intrigue and beautiful, but deadly, women.
| Starring | Michael Caine, Hugh Burden, Oscar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Rachel Gurney, Guy Doleman |
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| Director | Guy Hamilton |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Jan 2005 Production year: 1967 |
| Format | DVD |
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Following the success of The Ipcress File, Michael Caine returned as Harry Palmer in this dense thriller that is so full of ingenious plotlines that you need to have your wits about you to follow what's going on. Caine travels behind the Iron Curtain to persuade Communist spy boss Oscar Homolka to defect, only to run into Israeli agent Eva Renzi who is tracking down Nazi war criminals. In keeping with Len Deighton's novel, the film blends action with sardonic humour and suspense, and it's all held together by Guy Hamilton's skilful, albeit rather dour, direction.
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Initially intriguing, finally confusing, always depressing spy yarn in the sixties manner, i.e. with every character devious and no one a hero. Good production.
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9 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Forget Alfie, this is Michael Caine at his best
Nearly 40 years old and still this movie stands as one of the great spy stories. Gritty and, as far as anyone who isn't a spy can tell, carries an air of authentic realism. This is the grey world of the cold war, set in the shadow of the Berlin Wall and Michael Caine's cockney spy, Harry Palmer is just an ordinary guy with whom we can all identify - except he's a spy and most of us aren't.
Double crosses, twists and turns in the plot and not a Bond gadget in sight. Stunning follow-up to 'The Ipcress File' -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Cold War Spy
Follow up to 'The Ipcress File'. Another excellent Harry Palmer film with lots to keep you thinking.
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Caine keen to bring agent Palmer back
- 14 Sep 2009
Movie veteran Michael Caine is looking to bring back his most famous character for one last hurrah. The actor played spy Harry Palmer in three movies in the mid 1960s - The Ipcress File, Funeral In Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain - and he's keen to bring the bespectacled Cold War superagent back to life one more time. He tells WENN, "I have a script called Cold War Requiem, which is Harry retired and he's living out his fantasy in some middle class area in London and the guys who he screwed... Read more
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Funeral In Berlin
Following on from THE IPCRESS FILE, Michael Caine returns as bespectacled spy Harry Palmer in the second instalment in the Len Deighton series. A British spy is responsible for arranging the defection of a Russian officer in charge of Berlin war security. When his plan goes very wrong, he must rely ...
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