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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 .. 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

  

  Declassified: Our Favourite Spies

  • 13 Aug 2007

  Declassified: Our Favourite Spies There's something very sexy about a spy. The fantasy of putting your life on the line for your country, with a get-out-of-jail free card for recompense; that license to kill, and steal, and lie, and to hell with traffic regulations too! Most of us have probably fantasized about it at one time or another, but I don't suppose any mother ever hoped that her little darling would go into espionage. It's not a position that career guidance counselors steer young... Read more

  

  McQueen still the king of cool

  • 03 Dec 2004

  Steve McQueen's Bullitt has topped a poll of the coolest films of all time. The top ten, compiled by the TV Times, put the 1968 hit ahead of Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and early James Bond offering Goldfinger. Bullitt sees McQueen play hard-nosed cop Frank Bullitt chasing corrupt city officials and crime bosses through the streets of San Francisco after a witness in his protection is murdered. The film also features one of the most memorable car chases in cinematic history. Only three modern... Read more

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