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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate PG | | Cast
Sue Lloyd
Gordon Jackson
Michael Caine
Nigel Green
Guy Doleman | | Directors
Sidney J Furie | | Screenwriters
Bill Canaway
James Doran | | Running Time
109 minutes |
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The Ipcress File
Caine is Harry Palmer - Len Deighton's anti-Bond
Plot
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.
Verdict
Harry Palmer, charismatic but grounded in reality, is the perfect popular bridge between the spectacular escapades of Bond and the cold, harsh milieu of Deighton's embittered, betrayed spies.
Reviewed by Angie Errigo
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