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The Ipcress File is a 1965 film adaptation of Len Deighton's novel the The IPCRESS File. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The career of Canadian filmmaker Sidney J. Furie, born February 28, 1933, perfectly demonstrates how a reputation for workmanlike efficiency can keep a director regularly employed, despite a dearth of critical acclaim. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite CBE (born March 14, 1933), known professionally as Michael Caine, is a two-time Academy Award-winning English film actor. ... Nigel Green as Nayland Smith in The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) Nigel Green (b. ... Guy Doleman (November 22, 1923 â€“ January 30, 1996) was an actor born in Hamilton, New Zealand. ... Sue Lloyd is a British model turned actress with many notable film and television credits to her name. ... John Barry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... Len Deighton (left) teaches Michael Caine how to break an egg on the set of The IPCRESS File. ... Panther edition front cover The Ipcress File was the first spy novel by Len Deighton, published in 1962. ...

The protagonist of Deighton's novel was nameless, but the film gives him the name "Harry Palmer". The name was partly inspired by a line from Chapter 5 of the novel: "my name isn't Harry, but in this business it's hard to remember whether it ever had been".

Plot outline

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, Ex-sergeant Harry Palmer now working as a spy, 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. During the investigation a tape turns up with the word 'Ipcress' written on it. Despite his truculence Palmer does get results, and he is soon in contact with the man who could be behind the operation

Acceptance

The film was intended as a less extravagant alternative to the James Bond films popular at that time, seeking to keep closer to the spirit of the novel's character and more in the mold of Dr. No and From Russia with Love rather than later Bond extravaganzas. In this respect, it is a something of a tribute to the complexity and flexibility of the mind of Harry Saltzman, who was an acknowledged master of proposing "bigger and more extravagant ideas" for Bond films according to the MGM Home Entertainment documentary "Harry Saltzman SHOWMAN". Four prominent members of the production team — producer Harry Saltzman, film editor Peter Hunt, composer John Barry and production designer Ken Adam — also worked on the James Bond film series, and projects like this ultimately lead to Saltzman's departure from Eon Productions and his sale of Danjaq, LLC to United Artists in 1975. Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... For the video game, see From Russia with Love (video game). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Hunt could refer to: General Sir Peter Hunt is a former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army. ... John Barry. ... Sir Ken Adam (born 5 February 1921 as Klaus Adam) is a production designer most famous for his set designs for the early James Bond films. ... Danjaq, LLC (formerly Danjaq S.A.) is the holding company responsible for the copyright and trademarks to the characters, elements, and other related material to James Bond on screen. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ...

The film had two immediate sequels: Funeral in Berlin (1966) and Billion Dollar Brain (1967). Decades later, Michael Caine returned his Harry Palmer character in Harry Alan Towers' Bullet to Beijing (1995) and Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996). Funeral in Berlin is a 1966 film based on the spy novel by Len Deighton. ... Billion-Dollar Brain (1966, ISBN 0099857103) is a spy novel by Len Deighton. ... Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a radio and film producer and screenwriter, who has produced over a hundred feature films and who continues to write and produce well into his eighties. ...

Awards

Writers Bill Canaway and James Doran received a 1966 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Foreign Film Screenplay. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ... Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York. ...

The film won the Bafta for Best British Film and Ken Adam won the Bafta for 'Best British Art Direction, Colour'.^[1] This page lists the winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Film for each year, along with the nominees. ... Sir Ken Adam (born 5 February 1921 as Klaus Adam) is a production designer most famous for his set designs for the early James Bond films. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Trivia

In the kitchen when Palmer (Michael Caine) cooks for Courtenay (Sue Lloyd), there is aone newspaper cutting pinned up. It is a Cookstrip – one of a series of strip cartoon-style recipes that IPCRESS author Len Deighton contributed to London's The Observer during the early- to mid-1960s.^[2] A collection of the strips was published in the UK in 1965 as Len Deighton's Action Cook Book,^[3] and in 1966 in the US as the Cookstrip Cook Book.^[4] Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite CBE (born March 14, 1933), known professionally as Michael Caine, is a two-time Academy Award-winning English film actor. ... Sue Lloyd is a British model turned actress with many notable film and television credits to her name. ... Panther edition front cover The Ipcress File was the first spy novel by Len Deighton, published in 1962. ... Len Deighton (left) teaches Michael Caine how to break an egg on the set of The IPCRESS File. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Cast list

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References

External links

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