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The Ipcress File (1965) was a Crime - Mystery Film directed by Sidney J. Furie and produced by Harry Saltzman.

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Ipcress: Arquivo Confidencial (1965) / The Ipcress File (1965)

By L? on Apr 25, 2019 From Critica Retro

Ipcress: Arquivo Confidencial (1965) / The Ipcress File (1965) O investigador Harry Palmer foi criado para ser o oposto de James Bond. Ele deveria ser um homem comum que n?o usa engenhocas em suas miss?es e que nem sempre se ocupa de seduzir mulheres bonitas. At? seu nome deveria ser bobo: H... Read full article


The Ipcress File: "Now, listen to me...."

By Rick29 on Sep 19, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

One of the best "anti-Bond" spy films made in the wake of Goldfinger was--ironically--made by the team that made the Bond movies. The Ipcress File was produced by Harry Saltzman, with music by John Barry, sets designed by Ken Adam, and editing courtesy of Peter Hunt. Yet, where the 007 pictures feat... Read full article


The Ipcress File: "Now, listen to me...."

By Rick29 on Sep 19, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

One of the best "anti-Bond" spy films made in the wake of Goldfinger was--ironically--made by the team that made the Bond movies. The Ipcress File was produced by Harry Saltzman, with music by John Barry, sets designed by Ken Adam, and editing courtesy of Peter Hunt. Yet, where the 007 pictures feat... Read full article


Ipcress: Arquivo Confidencial (1965) / The Ipcress File (1965)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Ipcress: Arquivo Confidencial (1965) / The Ipcress File (1965) O investigador Harry Palmer foi criado para ser o oposto de James Bond. Ele deveria ser um homem comum que n?o usa engenhocas em suas miss?es e que nem sempre se ocupa de seduzir mulheres bonitas. At? seu nome deveria ser bobo: H... Read full article


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In the Len Deighton novels the name of the lead character is never revealed. So Michael Caine and producer Harry Saltzman tried to think of a boring name for the hero. Caine suggested "Harry" which Saltzman found rather amusing. Caine then remembered a boring classmate named Tommy Palmer. So "Palmer" became the surname.
Two large Victorian terrace houses, at 28 and 30 Grosvenor Gardens, London, were used as studios. The two houses were converted into one huge house containing 40 rooms. These were enlarged or divided according to requirements. Fourteen rooms were used as studios. Other rooms were turned into dressing rooms, wardrobe department, hairdressing, make-up, production offices, a property department and a self-contained restaurant capable of feeding and seating 120 people! This all was kept secret to keep away sight-seers and autograph hunters. Even Michael Caine was driven to work in an inconspicuous car and had to sneak in the back way. As a front, a large sign was painted at the entrance to the film studios. The sign read "The Dalby Employment Agency".
In the years following the film's release, Harry Saltzman claimed that he had fired Sidney J. Furie relatively early in shooting, and that Peter R. Hunt had really directed most of the film, with Furie only being credited as director for contractual reasons. Hunt denied this however, and revealed that he had in fact tried to preserve Furie's original vision to the best of his abilities, despite Saltzman's attempts to do otherwise.
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