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The Ipcress File

The spy story of the century.

6.8(364)19651h 49m7

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.

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Released
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Language
Albanian
Part of Harry Palmer Collection · 5 films
  • england
  • espionage
  • spy
  • cold war
  • james bond spoof
  • swinging 60s
  • harry palmer

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical2 Aug 1965
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG18 Mar 1965
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1218 Mar 1965
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU20 Oct 1965
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical121 Jul 1965
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical6 Sept 1965
    • Theatrical (limited)Panorama of European Cinema3 Oct 2003
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG11 Jun 1965

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The Ipcress File was released on 18 March 1965.

Audience reviews

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  • K

    Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    12/29/2014

    5/10

    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 returns to his captain with the bad news that he has been unsuccessful. The captain is for obvious reasons, not pleased. In …

  • J

    JPV852

    11/27/2020

    7/10

    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**

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/25/2023

    7/10

    "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 sophisticated operation going on to kidnap and brainwash some of the top scientists of the day. "Palmer" is a bit sceptical about the…

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