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The Ipcress File

1965 · 109 min

A dry, cerebral spy thriller that trades glamour for grimy offices and quiet paranoia, keeping you alert and uneasy.

Tagline
The spy story of the century.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Sidney J. Furie
Written by
James Doran, W.H. Canaway
Starring
Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff, Thomas Baptiste
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Albanian, English

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