“Deighton’s plot is a mild headache of deceit and double-dealing that glides stylishly and with much wit around Caine’s Sergeant Palmer, a cocky London bachelor and middle-ranking scion of the MoD’s counter-espionage department.”
Screened in tribute to Len Deighton (1929 - 2026)
Michael Caine stars as Harry Palmer, a secret agent for the British government, who is tasked with investigating the sudden brainwashing of a group of top scientists. While attempting to bring in the suspect Bluejay (Frank Gatliff), Palmer discovers a mysterious audiotape labelled IPCRESS, an inconspicuous, but ominous, piece of evidence… Adapted from Len Deighton's debut spy novel of the same name, The Ipcress File is a classic of the genre and a fascinating snap shot of the Sixties on the swing...