The Ipcress File
1965
A tense Len Deighton spy thriller which changed the face of 'special agent' movies. A number of British scientists are leaving Britain. When one such scientist disappears altogether, Harry Palmer, a former army sergeant, is assigned the task of finding him. Palmer discovers that a mysterious force within the security services .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd |
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| Director | Sidney J. Furie |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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The Ipcress File
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A tense Len Deighton spy thriller which changed the face of 'special agent' movies. A number of British scientists are leaving Britain. When one such scientist disappears altogether, Harry Palmer, a former army sergeant, is assigned the task of finding him. Palmer discovers that a mysterious force within the security services is at work and he must identify the double agent.
| Starring | Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd |
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| Director | Sidney J. Furie |
| Studio | NETWORK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1965 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: 10 Nov 2008 To Buy: DVD: 20 Oct 2003 |
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The attempt to present a low-key James Bond (glasses, good at cookery, supermarket shopper) is frustrated by flashy direction and a confused plot. It did herald a new genre though the whole ambiance is now sadly dated, like an old copy of The Sunday Ti
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FILED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Welcome to Len Deighton's world. A world of postwar begining to swing London, spies, raincoats, and Whitehall Inteligence interdepartmental jostling, with ... read more »
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Solid conspiracy File
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
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STOP SENDING ME FEATURE DISKS!
THIS IS NOT A FILM!
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Better than bond.
To me being better than Bond isn't saying much. I never really got it. The silly plots, daft names, gadgets, explosions and all that jazz. It just seems ... read more »
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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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The Ipcress File - Blu-ray
THE IPCRESS FILE marked the beginning of another spy franchise initiated by James Bond producer Harry Saltzman, based on the novels by author Len Deighton. Michael Caine stars as master spy Harry Palmer, in this mystery thriller about an undercover gang who brainwash England's leading scientists. ...
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The Ipcress File
A tense Len Deighton spy thriller which changed the face of 'special agent' movies. A number of British scientists are leaving Britain. When one such scientist disappears altogether, Harry Palmer, a former army sergeant, is assigned the task of finding him. Palmer discovers that a mysterious force ...
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