The Ipcress File
Starring:Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff, Thomas Baptiste, Oliver MacGreevy, Freda Bamford, Pauline Winter, Anthony Blackshaw, Barry Raymond, David Glover, Stanley Meadows, Peter Ashmore, Michael Murray (IV), Anthony Baird, Tony Caunter, Charles Rea
Director: Sidney J. Furie
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In the spy-crazed film world of the 1960s, Len Deighton's antihero Harry Palmer burst onto the scene as an antidote to the James Bond films. Here was a British spy who had a working-class accent and horn-rimmed glasses and above all really didn't want to be a spy in the first place. As portrayed by Michael Caine, Palmer was the perfect antithesis to Sean Connery's 007. Unlike that of his globetrotting spy cousin, Palmer's beat is cold, rainy, dreary London, where he spends his days and nights in unheated flats spying on subversives. He does charm one lady, but she's no Pussy Galore, just a civil servant he works with, sent to keep an eye on him. Eventually he's assigned to get to the bottom of the kidnapping and subsequent "brain draining" of a nuclear physicist, all the while being reminded by his superiors that it's this or prison. Things begin to get pretty hairy for Harry. Produced by Harry Saltzman in his spare time between Bond movies, the film also features a haunting score by another Bond veteran, composer John Barry. --Kristian St. Clair
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In the spy-crazed film world of the 1960s, Len Deighton's antihero Harry Palmer burst onto the scene as an antidote to the James Bond films. Here was a British spy who had a working-class accent and horn-rimmed glasses and above all really didn't want to be a spy in the first place. As portrayed by Michael Caine, Palmer was the perfect antithesis to Sean Connery's 007. Unlike that of his globetrotting spy cousin, Palmer's beat is cold, rainy, dreary London, where he spends his days and nights in unheated flats spying on subversives. He does charm one lady, but she's no Pussy Galore, just a civil servant he works with, sent to keep an eye on him. Eventually he's assigned to get to the bottom of the kidnapping and subsequent "brain draining" of a nuclear physicist, all the while being reminded by his superiors that it's this or prison. Things begin to get pretty hairy for Harry. Produced by Harry Saltzman in his spare time between Bond movies, the film also features a haunting score by another Bond veteran, composer John Barry. --Kristian St. Clair
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Palmer, Harry Palmer..........2007-04-20
1965's "The Ipcress File" is an extremely well executed dramatization of Len Deighton's excellent spy novel of the same name. In one of his earlier roles, Michael Caine stars as British secret agent Harry Palmer, working class spy but smarter and tougher than he looks.
Palmer is assigned to a mysterious case in which top British scientists disappear for a few days, then reappear having been brainwashed to uselessness. The only clue is a fragment of recording tape with the word "Ipcress." Whoever is kidnapping the scientists is prepared to kill to protect the process, as Palmer's colleagues discover. When Palmer gets too close to the secret, he too is kidnapped. Palmer will struggle for his freedom and his very sanity to complete his mission.
The movie borrows the crisp, snappy dialogue of the original novel, while Michael Caine nicely captures Harry Palmer's working class, anti-James Bond personna. While the plotline is perhaps deliberately opaque, the direction is crisp and the movie uses a variety of intriguing shooting angles to add to the suspense, which builds nicely to a surprise ending.
This movie is highly recommended to fans of Michael Caine and of Len Deighton, who will find this a dated but still very enjoyable film.
Pretty good... IPCRESS FILE.......2007-02-20
Michael Caine plays ex-con turned spy Harry Palmer in this very cool British spy thriller from the 1960s. His understated performance and the great and stylish directing of Sidney J. Furie really lift this movie several echelons above other films in the genre. Also, a nice score by John Barry (from 007 fame) adds to make this one of the classics of the time period. highly recommended, especially for michael caine fans.
The Non-Glamorous, "Gourmet" Spy.......2007-01-20
"The Ipcress File," is first in a series of three movies made from Len Deighton books, produced by Harry Saltsman, directed by Sidney J. Furie, and with a sound track by John Barry, all of them apparently taking breaks from their other, more famous spy series, the James Bond 007s. As one of Michael Caine's earlier films, it undoubtedly helped make him a star. However, as most people would say, he's the anti-Bond in this series, cockney accented before it was cool, wearing glasses and ill-fitting suits, living in a humdrum flat, and taking busses where he needs to go. Harry Palmer, Caine's character, further differs from 007 in that he's not a spy by choice; he just prefers it to going to jail for wartime fiddles in the not particularly glamorous, nor applauded, Quartermasters' Corps. And poor Harry, at least in this movie, never goes anywhere glamorous. No Caribbean island for him: it's all damp, cold England.
This movie finds Palmer seconded to a new, secret, domestic spying bureacracy, assigned to a puzzling case: important British scientists are disappearing, and coming back useless. His supervisors hope his rebellious streak, his non-organization man personality-- his sheer rudeness to his betters--may help him prevail where several others have failed.
It's a tightly plotted, entertaining movie, and takes a lot of flavor from its London setting. It's a particular favorite of mine, since I always thought the young Michael Caine to be quite a tasty dish. Supporting players are well-cast; however, not much has been seen of Sue Lloyd, Palmer's love interest before or since. (Not that many Bond girls have had outstanding careers, either.) Finally, for reasons unknown, the two CIA men important to the plot are made to virtually wear flashing red "Notice Me" signs: one, already noticeably black, also wears broken glasses mended with cellophane tape.
The movie is also remarkable as a snapshot of the mid 1960's, a time when England was still very much as it had always been, but was about to change, and London was about to start swinging. The smoke in the spies' office is so thick that, considering they also work in a dangerous trade, Her Majesty's Government is unlikely ever to have to give any of them pensions. Supervisors wear fine Savile Row suits, drive elite cars, and enjoy their private clubs. Military bands play in the parks. And yet, the Ipcress File, when we do actually see it, is a psychedelic light show that might accompany any of the new rock and roll bands.
When Ross, Palmer's ultimate supervisor, finds his employee pushing a cart in an American-style supermarket, he remarks that he does not care for this new American style of grocery-shopping, surely very different from the small, full-service grocery stores that were mainstays of British life. (Although it's doubtful that any Englishman of Ross's stature bought his own groceries at that time.) And Ross echoes the widely held view that Palmer is a gourmet cook: doesn't he buy fancy French canned mushrooms, labeled "Champignons," in preference to plain old fresh English ones. What a gourmet is our Palmer.
Outstanding British espionage thriller.......2006-12-29
Michael Caine stars as reluctant, unregulated British secret agent Harry Palmer, a role which propelled him to stardom in "The Ipcress File". Filmed in the midst of the cold war and in competition with the popular James Bond series, this movie, the first of the Harry Palmer trilogy, has far more plausiblity.
Palmer, an ex-thief, food and music connoisseur and still a sergeant in the British army is transfered by his superior, intelligence agent Col. Ross played by Guy Doleman. His new boss Maj. Dalby played by the excellent authoritative South African star Nigel Green, assigns him to a sensitive mission. British scientists have been abducted, only to reappear soon thereafter with all their technical knowledge brainwashed from their memory.
Caine is put on the tail of suspected mastermind Dr. Grantby, a man with Albanian connections played by Frank Gatliff. He and his mates soon find an audio tape entitled Ipcress which seems to hold a key for the brainwashing scheme. Soon agents surrounding Caine begin getting killed and he is captured and also subjected to the Ipcress treatment. Apparently there is a double agent within the British service but who is it?
Michael Caine's low key and minimalistic portrayal of Palmer established a cool professional air envisioned by author Len Deighton, whose novel provided the basis for this film. Producer Harry Saltzman burned the candle at both ends, having produced nine of the James Bond flicks as well as the Harry Palmer trilogy.
Surly Spy Harry Palmer Reels Them In With Class!.......2006-11-18
Len Deighton's classic spy novel comes to life with Michael Caine as the insubordinate, kitchen savvy, smart-alec, Harry Palmer - every supervisor's nightmare. Yet, when he comes face-to-face with a clever enemy that is attempting to eradicate the scientific braintrust of Great Britain through mind-altering deprivation techniques, Palmer is in his element. With class character-actors like Nigel Green and Guy Doleman as competing superiors, and with Sue Lloyd as the beautiful love interest, Palmer scours wonderful London locations to the exciting beat of John Barry's magnificent score.
I can't possibly throw enough superlatives at what I believe is the best spy movie every made. The tedious surveillance scenes ring true with me and the classic organizational in-fighting (that's generally overlooked in similar films) brings a realism that is enhanced by Michael Caine's terrific portrayal. This is worth every moment of your time.
Average customer rating:
- Palmer, Harry Palmer...
- Pretty good... IPCRESS FILE
- The Non-Glamorous, "Gourmet" Spy
- Outstanding British espionage thriller
- Surly Spy Harry Palmer Reels Them In With Class!
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In the spy-crazed film world of the 1960s, Len Deighton's antihero Harry Palmer burst onto the scene as an antidote to the James Bond films. Here was a British spy who had a working-class accent and horn-rimmed glasses and above all really didn't want to be a spy in the first place. As portrayed by Michael Caine, Palmer was the perfect antithesis to Sean Connery's 007. Unlike that of his globetrotting spy cousin, Palmer's beat is cold, rainy, dreary London, where he spends his days and nights in unheated flats spying on subversives. He does charm one lady, but she's no Pussy Galore, just a civil servant he works with, sent to keep an eye on him. Eventually he's assigned to get to the bottom of the kidnapping and subsequent "brain draining" of a nuclear physicist, all the while being reminded by his superiors that it's this or prison. Things begin to get pretty hairy for Harry. Produced by Harry Saltzman in his spare time between Bond movies, the film also features a haunting score by another Bond veteran, composer John Barry. --Kristian St. Clair
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Palmer, Harry Palmer..........2007-04-20
1965's "The Ipcress File" is an extremely well executed dramatization of Len Deighton's excellent spy novel of the same name. In one of his earlier roles, Michael Caine stars as British secret agent Harry Palmer, working class spy but smarter and tougher than he looks.
Palmer is assigned to a mysterious case in which top British scientists disappear for a few days, then reappear having been brainwashed to uselessness. The only clue is a fragment of recording tape with the word "Ipcress." Whoever is kidnapping the scientists is prepared to kill to protect the process, as Palmer's colleagues discover. When Palmer gets too close to the secret, he too is kidnapped. Palmer will struggle for his freedom and his very sanity to complete his mission.
The movie borrows the crisp, snappy dialogue of the original novel, while Michael Caine nicely captures Harry Palmer's working class, anti-James Bond personna. While the plotline is perhaps deliberately opaque, the direction is crisp and the movie uses a variety of intriguing shooting angles to add to the suspense, which builds nicely to a surprise ending.
This movie is highly recommended to fans of Michael Caine and of Len Deighton, who will find this a dated but still very enjoyable film.
Pretty good... IPCRESS FILE.......2007-02-20
Michael Caine plays ex-con turned spy Harry Palmer in this very cool British spy thriller from the 1960s. His understated performance and the great and stylish directing of Sidney J. Furie really lift this movie several echelons above other films in the genre. Also, a nice score by John Barry (from 007 fame) adds to make this one of the classics of the time period. highly recommended, especially for michael caine fans.
The Non-Glamorous, "Gourmet" Spy.......2007-01-20
"The Ipcress File," is first in a series of three movies made from Len Deighton books, produced by Harry Saltsman, directed by Sidney J. Furie, and with a sound track by John Barry, all of them apparently taking breaks from their other, more famous spy series, the James Bond 007s. As one of Michael Caine's earlier films, it undoubtedly helped make him a star. However, as most people would say, he's the anti-Bond in this series, cockney accented before it was cool, wearing glasses and ill-fitting suits, living in a humdrum flat, and taking busses where he needs to go. Harry Palmer, Caine's character, further differs from 007 in that he's not a spy by choice; he just prefers it to going to jail for wartime fiddles in the not particularly glamorous, nor applauded, Quartermasters' Corps. And poor Harry, at least in this movie, never goes anywhere glamorous. No Caribbean island for him: it's all damp, cold England.
This movie finds Palmer seconded to a new, secret, domestic spying bureacracy, assigned to a puzzling case: important British scientists are disappearing, and coming back useless. His supervisors hope his rebellious streak, his non-organization man personality-- his sheer rudeness to his betters--may help him prevail where several others have failed.
It's a tightly plotted, entertaining movie, and takes a lot of flavor from its London setting. It's a particular favorite of mine, since I always thought the young Michael Caine to be quite a tasty dish. Supporting players are well-cast; however, not much has been seen of Sue Lloyd, Palmer's love interest before or since. (Not that many Bond girls have had outstanding careers, either.) Finally, for reasons unknown, the two CIA men important to the plot are made to virtually wear flashing red "Notice Me" signs: one, already noticeably black, also wears broken glasses mended with cellophane tape.
The movie is also remarkable as a snapshot of the mid 1960's, a time when England was still very much as it had always been, but was about to change, and London was about to start swinging. The smoke in the spies' office is so thick that, considering they also work in a dangerous trade, Her Majesty's Government is unlikely ever to have to give any of them pensions. Supervisors wear fine Savile Row suits, drive elite cars, and enjoy their private clubs. Military bands play in the parks. And yet, the Ipcress File, when we do actually see it, is a psychedelic light show that might accompany any of the new rock and roll bands.
When Ross, Palmer's ultimate supervisor, finds his employee pushing a cart in an American-style supermarket, he remarks that he does not care for this new American style of grocery-shopping, surely very different from the small, full-service grocery stores that were mainstays of British life. (Although it's doubtful that any Englishman of Ross's stature bought his own groceries at that time.) And Ross echoes the widely held view that Palmer is a gourmet cook: doesn't he buy fancy French canned mushrooms, labeled "Champignons," in preference to plain old fresh English ones. What a gourmet is our Palmer.
Outstanding British espionage thriller.......2006-12-29
Michael Caine stars as reluctant, unregulated British secret agent Harry Palmer, a role which propelled him to stardom in "The Ipcress File". Filmed in the midst of the cold war and in competition with the popular James Bond series, this movie, the first of the Harry Palmer trilogy, has far more plausiblity.
Palmer, an ex-thief, food and music connoisseur and still a sergeant in the British army is transfered by his superior, intelligence agent Col. Ross played by Guy Doleman. His new boss Maj. Dalby played by the excellent authoritative South African star Nigel Green, assigns him to a sensitive mission. British scientists have been abducted, only to reappear soon thereafter with all their technical knowledge brainwashed from their memory.
Caine is put on the tail of suspected mastermind Dr. Grantby, a man with Albanian connections played by Frank Gatliff. He and his mates soon find an audio tape entitled Ipcress which seems to hold a key for the brainwashing scheme. Soon agents surrounding Caine begin getting killed and he is captured and also subjected to the Ipcress treatment. Apparently there is a double agent within the British service but who is it?
Michael Caine's low key and minimalistic portrayal of Palmer established a cool professional air envisioned by author Len Deighton, whose novel provided the basis for this film. Producer Harry Saltzman burned the candle at both ends, having produced nine of the James Bond flicks as well as the Harry Palmer trilogy.
Surly Spy Harry Palmer Reels Them In With Class!.......2006-11-18
Len Deighton's classic spy novel comes to life with Michael Caine as the insubordinate, kitchen savvy, smart-alec, Harry Palmer - every supervisor's nightmare. Yet, when he comes face-to-face with a clever enemy that is attempting to eradicate the scientific braintrust of Great Britain through mind-altering deprivation techniques, Palmer is in his element. With class character-actors like Nigel Green and Guy Doleman as competing superiors, and with Sue Lloyd as the beautiful love interest, Palmer scours wonderful London locations to the exciting beat of John Barry's magnificent score.
I can't possibly throw enough superlatives at what I believe is the best spy movie every made. The tedious surveillance scenes ring true with me and the classic organizational in-fighting (that's generally overlooked in similar films) brings a realism that is enhanced by Michael Caine's terrific portrayal. This is worth every moment of your time.
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Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Subtitles), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SYNOPSIS: Michael Caine made his first appearance as novelist Len Deighton's bespectacled British-spy Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File. Palmer has no real love of espionage, but he doesn't really know any other life. With studied insolence, he takes on the case of locating missing doctor Radcliffe (Aubrey Richards), who has in his possession a valuable file that would prove injurious to the Free World should it fall in the wrong hands. The government also fears that Radcliffe will be brainwashed by the enemy, as has happened to two previous British scientists. While Palmer is off doing everyone else's dirty work, his superior, Nigel Green, is making a deal with duplicitous information 'broker' Frank Gatliff to win Radcliffe's release. The price for this would seem to be Palmer, who is captured by the enemy and subjected to a grueling brainwashing session. Palmer escapes, whereupon he confronts a traitor in his midst in the climactic exchange of gunfire. Advertised as 'The Thinking Man's Goldfinger, The Ipcress File offered a far more realistic view of the morally ambivalent world of espionage than did the like-vintage James Bond films. SPECIAL FEATURES: Photo Gallery, Interactive Menu,
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- Palmer, Harry Palmer...
- Pretty good... IPCRESS FILE
- The Non-Glamorous, "Gourmet" Spy
- Outstanding British espionage thriller
- Surly Spy Harry Palmer Reels Them In With Class!
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In the spy-crazed film world of the 1960s, Len Deighton's antihero Harry Palmer burst onto the scene as an antidote to the James Bond films. Here was a British spy who had a working-class accent and horn-rimmed glasses and above all really didn't want to be a spy in the first place. As portrayed by Michael Caine, Palmer was the perfect antithesis to Sean Connery's 007. Unlike that of his globetrotting spy cousin, Palmer's beat is cold, rainy, dreary London, where he spends his days and nights in unheated flats spying on subversives. He does charm one lady, but she's no Pussy Galore, just a civil servant he works with, sent to keep an eye on him. Eventually he's assigned to get to the bottom of the kidnapping and subsequent "brain draining" of a nuclear physicist, all the while being reminded by his superiors that it's this or prison. Things begin to get pretty hairy for Harry. Produced by Harry Saltzman in his spare time between Bond movies, the film also features a haunting score by another Bond veteran, composer John Barry. --Kristian St. Clair
Customer Reviews:
Palmer, Harry Palmer..........2007-04-20
1965's "The Ipcress File" is an extremely well executed dramatization of Len Deighton's excellent spy novel of the same name. In one of his earlier roles, Michael Caine stars as British secret agent Harry Palmer, working class spy but smarter and tougher than he looks.
Palmer is assigned to a mysterious case in which top British scientists disappear for a few days, then reappear having been brainwashed to uselessness. The only clue is a fragment of recording tape with the word "Ipcress." Whoever is kidnapping the scientists is prepared to kill to protect the process, as Palmer's colleagues discover. When Palmer gets too close to the secret, he too is kidnapped. Palmer will struggle for his freedom and his very sanity to complete his mission.
The movie borrows the crisp, snappy dialogue of the original novel, while Michael Caine nicely captures Harry Palmer's working class, anti-James Bond personna. While the plotline is perhaps deliberately opaque, the direction is crisp and the movie uses a variety of intriguing shooting angles to add to the suspense, which builds nicely to a surprise ending.
This movie is highly recommended to fans of Michael Caine and of Len Deighton, who will find this a dated but still very enjoyable film.
Pretty good... IPCRESS FILE.......2007-02-20
Michael Caine plays ex-con turned spy Harry Palmer in this very cool British spy thriller from the 1960s. His understated performance and the great and stylish directing of Sidney J. Furie really lift this movie several echelons above other films in the genre. Also, a nice score by John Barry (from 007 fame) adds to make this one of the classics of the time period. highly recommended, especially for michael caine fans.
The Non-Glamorous, "Gourmet" Spy.......2007-01-20
"The Ipcress File," is first in a series of three movies made from Len Deighton books, produced by Harry Saltsman, directed by Sidney J. Furie, and with a sound track by John Barry, all of them apparently taking breaks from their other, more famous spy series, the James Bond 007s. As one of Michael Caine's earlier films, it undoubtedly helped make him a star. However, as most people would say, he's the anti-Bond in this series, cockney accented before it was cool, wearing glasses and ill-fitting suits, living in a humdrum flat, and taking busses where he needs to go. Harry Palmer, Caine's character, further differs from 007 in that he's not a spy by choice; he just prefers it to going to jail for wartime fiddles in the not particularly glamorous, nor applauded, Quartermasters' Corps. And poor Harry, at least in this movie, never goes anywhere glamorous. No Caribbean island for him: it's all damp, cold England.
This movie finds Palmer seconded to a new, secret, domestic spying bureacracy, assigned to a puzzling case: important British scientists are disappearing, and coming back useless. His supervisors hope his rebellious streak, his non-organization man personality-- his sheer rudeness to his betters--may help him prevail where several others have failed.
It's a tightly plotted, entertaining movie, and takes a lot of flavor from its London setting. It's a particular favorite of mine, since I always thought the young Michael Caine to be quite a tasty dish. Supporting players are well-cast; however, not much has been seen of Sue Lloyd, Palmer's love interest before or since. (Not that many Bond girls have had outstanding careers, either.) Finally, for reasons unknown, the two CIA men important to the plot are made to virtually wear flashing red "Notice Me" signs: one, already noticeably black, also wears broken glasses mended with cellophane tape.
The movie is also remarkable as a snapshot of the mid 1960's, a time when England was still very much as it had always been, but was about to change, and London was about to start swinging. The smoke in the spies' office is so thick that, considering they also work in a dangerous trade, Her Majesty's Government is unlikely ever to have to give any of them pensions. Supervisors wear fine Savile Row suits, drive elite cars, and enjoy their private clubs. Military bands play in the parks. And yet, the Ipcress File, when we do actually see it, is a psychedelic light show that might accompany any of the new rock and roll bands.
When Ross, Palmer's ultimate supervisor, finds his employee pushing a cart in an American-style supermarket, he remarks that he does not care for this new American style of grocery-shopping, surely very different from the small, full-service grocery stores that were mainstays of British life. (Although it's doubtful that any Englishman of Ross's stature bought his own groceries at that time.) And Ross echoes the widely held view that Palmer is a gourmet cook: doesn't he buy fancy French canned mushrooms, labeled "Champignons," in preference to plain old fresh English ones. What a gourmet is our Palmer.
Outstanding British espionage thriller.......2006-12-29
Michael Caine stars as reluctant, unregulated British secret agent Harry Palmer, a role which propelled him to stardom in "The Ipcress File". Filmed in the midst of the cold war and in competition with the popular James Bond series, this movie, the first of the Harry Palmer trilogy, has far more plausiblity.
Palmer, an ex-thief, food and music connoisseur and still a sergeant in the British army is transfered by his superior, intelligence agent Col. Ross played by Guy Doleman. His new boss Maj. Dalby played by the excellent authoritative South African star Nigel Green, assigns him to a sensitive mission. British scientists have been abducted, only to reappear soon thereafter with all their technical knowledge brainwashed from their memory.
Caine is put on the tail of suspected mastermind Dr. Grantby, a man with Albanian connections played by Frank Gatliff. He and his mates soon find an audio tape entitled Ipcress which seems to hold a key for the brainwashing scheme. Soon agents surrounding Caine begin getting killed and he is captured and also subjected to the Ipcress treatment. Apparently there is a double agent within the British service but who is it?
Michael Caine's low key and minimalistic portrayal of Palmer established a cool professional air envisioned by author Len Deighton, whose novel provided the basis for this film. Producer Harry Saltzman burned the candle at both ends, having produced nine of the James Bond flicks as well as the Harry Palmer trilogy.
Surly Spy Harry Palmer Reels Them In With Class!.......2006-11-18
Len Deighton's classic spy novel comes to life with Michael Caine as the insubordinate, kitchen savvy, smart-alec, Harry Palmer - every supervisor's nightmare. Yet, when he comes face-to-face with a clever enemy that is attempting to eradicate the scientific braintrust of Great Britain through mind-altering deprivation techniques, Palmer is in his element. With class character-actors like Nigel Green and Guy Doleman as competing superiors, and with Sue Lloyd as the beautiful love interest, Palmer scours wonderful London locations to the exciting beat of John Barry's magnificent score.
I can't possibly throw enough superlatives at what I believe is the best spy movie every made. The tedious surveillance scenes ring true with me and the classic organizational in-fighting (that's generally overlooked in similar films) brings a realism that is enhanced by Michael Caine's terrific portrayal. This is worth every moment of your time.
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This is Russian NTSC formatted DVD release. Available audio tracks: original DD 2.0 ENGLISH and DD 2.0 RUSSIAN. Available subtitles: RUSSIAN (removable). ATTENTION: NTSC is North American video standard, please, get familiar with all details about DVD video standards to avoid any misunderstandings............................................................. SYNOPSIS: A number of leading Western scientists have been kidnapped only to reappear a fews days later. Unfortunately, each scientist has been brain washed and is now completely useless. The British send their agent, Harry Palmer, to investigate. Palmer is surprised to be selected for such a mission (considering his past) and believes he has been chosen because he is expendable.
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The common man in uncommon circumstances.......2007-05-30
The Ipcress Files is an absorbing thriller in a cold war spy game. Scientist's are being rendered helpless and compromising research critical to the national security. It's a whodunit of the highest character and Harry Palmer is the everyman that goes beyond the call of duty to win the day. Sometimes a reluctant pawn in the cold war can trumph a king from the other side. A thoroughy enjoyable portrait of mind control and the power of the human mind. The tough mind if unremarkable can still throw a monkey wrench in the wheels of espionage. Of course Harry Palmer is hardly appreciated, but the free world depends on the likes of real men like him every day.
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