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The Ipcress File 109 minutes, UK (1965), PG
(4.0)
Rating: 4.0 Stars
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Average user rating (4.7 / 24 votes)
Michael Caine in The Ipcress File

Michael Caine's first, and best, excursion as Len Deighton's spy Harry Palmer. A celebration of Britain during the 1960s and a fine thriller to boot

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The Ipcress File: When producer Harry Saltzman first saw the rushes of The Ipcress File he was appalled that the film included a scene where Michael Caine's character, ace spy Harry Palmer, cooks a meal for a woman. As Caine explained, "Harry thought the audience would immediately assume that my character was gay. 'But Harry,' I protested, 'I'm cooking the meal for a girl...
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