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The Ipcress File

6.8

Released March 18, 1965Runtime 1h 49min

The spy story of the century.

Sly and dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer is tasked with investigating British Intelligence security, and is soon enmeshed in a world of double-dealing, kidnap and murder when he finds a traitor operating at the heart of the secret service.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

Lowndes Productions Limited

Steven S.A.

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

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Cast

Michael CaineHarry Palmer

Nigel GreenMajor Dalby

Guy DolemanColonel Ross

Sue LloydJean

Gordon JacksonCarswell

Aubrey RichardsRadcliffe

Frank GatliffBluejay

Thomas BaptisteBarney

Oliver MacGreevyHousemartin

Freda BamfordAlice

Pauline WinterCharlady

Anthony BlackshawEdwards

Barry RaymondGray

Peter AshmoreSir Robert

Stanley MeadowsInspector Keightley

David GloverChilcott-Oakes

Mike MurrayRaid Inspector

Anthony BairdRaid Sergeant

Tony CaunterO.N.I Man

Charles ReaTaylor

Ric HuttonRecords Officer

Douglas BlackwellMurray

Richard BurrellOperator

Glynn EdwardsPolice Station Sergeant

Zsolt VadaszffyPrison Doctor

Josef BehrmannPrison Guard

Max FaulknerPrison Guard

Paul S. ChapmanPrison Guard

Richard BealeSecurity Clerk

Crew

Sidney J. FurieDirector

Pat MoonContinuity

Fred SlarkAssistant Director

Len DeightonNovel

W.H. CanawayScreenplay

James DoranScreenplay

Harry SaltzmanProducer

Charles D. KasherExecutive Producer

Ronald KinnochAssociate Producer

Weston Drury Jr.Casting

Denis JohnsonProduction Manager

Ross MacKenzieLocation Manager

Otto HellerDirector of Photography

John BarryOriginal Music Composer

Peter R. HuntEditor

Ken AdamProduction Design

Peter MurtonArt Direction

Philip LeakeyMakeup Artist

John BarryConductor

Nicholas StevensonAssistant Sound Editor

Norman WanstallSound Editor

Ben RaynerSound Editor

Peter T. DaviesSound Mixer

Maurice AskewSound Mixer

Brian ElvinCamera Operator

John MorganFocus Puller

Barbara RitchieHairdresser

Muriel DicksonWardrobe Master

George Courtney WardStill Photographer

Michael WhiteSet Dresser

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Reviews

by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

A scientist disappears from a train, a man dies. Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is one of many investigators on the case, looking for a man named Grantby. He follows a lead to a library where he gets the feeling that something big is at stake here. After a fight with one of Grantby's goons, he return...

Slow but still engaging British spy thriller that is almost completely carried by Michael Caine more so than the story. Still, well directed by Sidney J. Furie and now interested in checking out the other Harry Palmer films with Caine. **3.5/5**

"Harry Palmer" (Michael Caine) has a reputation with his boss "Ross" (Guy Doleman) of being a bit of a pain in the neck. It comes as as source of great delight, then, when he gets to redeploy him into the department of "Dalby" (Nigel Green). His task? Well it seems that there's quite a sophisticate...