the Ipcress File DVD Michael Caine

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.

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.
Ex-sergeant Harry Palmer is now working as a spy, and is investigating the dissappearance of scientists and their top-secret files. During the investigation a tape turns up with the word 'Ipcress' written on it.
Actors:
Michael Caine .. Sergeant Harry Palmer
Nigel Green ..... Major Dalby, Counter-intelligence bureau
Guy Doleman ..... Colonel H.L. Ross, Ministry of Defense
Sue Lloyd ..... Agent Jean Courtney
Gordon Jackson ..... Agent Jock Carswell
Aubrey Richards ..... Dr. Radcliffe, Kidnapped from Train
Frank Gatliff ..... Bluejay aka Erik Ashley Grantby
Thomas Baptiste ..... Barney
Oliver MacGreevy ..... Housemartin, Bluejay's Chief of Staff
Freda Bamford ..... Alice, Dalby's Secretary
Pauline Winter ..... Charlady
Anthony Blackshaw ..... Edwards
Barry Raymond ..... Agent Gray
David Glover ..... Agent Chilcott-Oakes
Stanley Meadows ..... Inspector Pat Keightley

Director Sidney J. Furie
Certificate PG
Year 1965
Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
Languages English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
Subtitles None listed
Duration 1 hour and 43 minutes (approx)
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