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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) (1)

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...." (1)

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...." (2)

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) (2)

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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Quotes from

Bluejay: [to a guard] See that there's padding on those straps next time.
Palmer: You want to make it easy for me?
Bluejay: No. For *me*.


Inspector Keightley: That little blonde bird you was with the other evening...
Palmer: Rita?
Inspector Keightley: That's it. What's her phone number?
Palmer: You dirty old man!
Inspector Keightley: Well, you scratch my back and I'll scratch hers.
Palmer: You ought to be locked up!
Inspector Keightley: I know.


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Facts about

Producer Harry Saltzman hated director Sidney J. Furie and his oddball style and went so far as to bar him from the editing room. According to Furie, Saltzman also excluded him from the film's party at Cannes and even stole his best picture British Academy Award.
On the first day of shooting, Sidney J. Furie gathered the cast and said "This is what I think of the script". He then set the script on fire.
Palmer is the first action hero to wear glasses (Caine is myopic in real life). Michael Caine chose to wear glasses because he expected the film to be the first of a series, similar to the Bond movies. He feared being over-identified with the character of Harry Palmer and so he wore the glasses so that he could remove them for other roles.
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