322 mins |
Rated
M (Violence)
You may love James Bond but diehard ’60s spy fans hold a special admiration for Len Deighton’s ‘thinking man’s secret agent’ Harry Palmer! Michael Caine plays the working class spy in a role that helped rocket him to stardom. Follow his exploits around the globe in this thrilling triple bill of ALL THREE beloved 60s Harry Palmer films! Playing as part of Academy's I, SPY FILM FESTIVAL June 02 -14.
15 min intermission in between films.
THE IPCRESS FILE (1965)
109 min
In the first of the thrilling spy series. Palmer is assigned to investigate a plot involving brain-washed British scientists, but soon finds himself targeted for conditioning while dealing with a possible betrayal from within his own organization.
FUNERAL IN BERLIN (1966)
102 mins
With the whispers that the Soviet general (Oscar Homolka) in charge of Berlin Wall security is looking to defect, British operative Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is dispatched to get him to the West. His plan to fake the officer's death, and bring the "corpse" over the border, runs into an unexpected snag or two.
BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967)
111 mins
Having left the spy game to become a private investigator, former secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is reluctantly pulled back into service for another mission. This time, he must team up with Russian counterpart Col. Stok (Oskar Homolka) in order to stop a rogue American general (Ed Begley) with a sinister plot to start an all-out war against communism using a high-tech supercomputer. Directed by Ken Russell!
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You may love James Bond but diehard ’60s spy fans hold a special admiration for Len Deighton’s ‘thinking man’s secret agent’ Harry Palmer! Michael Caine plays the working class spy in a role that helped rocket him to stardom. Follow his exploits around the globe in this thrilling triple bill of ALL THREE beloved 60s Harry Palmer films! Playing as part of Academy's I, SPY FILM FESTIVAL June 02 -14.
15 min intermission in between films.
THE IPCRESS FILE (1965)
109 min
In the first of the thrilling spy series. Palmer is assigned to investigate a plot involving brain-washed British scientists, but soon finds himself targeted for conditioning while dealing with a possible betrayal from within his own organization.
FUNERAL IN BERLIN (1966)
102 mins
With the whispers that the Soviet general (Oscar Homolka) in charge of Berlin Wall security is looking to defect, British operative Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is dispatched to get him to the West. His plan to fake the officer's death, and bring the "corpse" over the border, runs into an unexpected snag or two.
BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967)
111 mins
Having left the spy game to become a private investigator, former secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is reluctantly pulled back into service for another mission. This time, he must team up with Russian counterpart Col. Stok (Oskar Homolka) in order to stop a rogue American general (Ed Begley) with a sinister plot to start an all-out war against communism using a high-tech supercomputer. Directed by Ken Russell!