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The Ipcress File Overview:

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 Lê 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 não usa engenhocas em suas missões e que nem sempre se ocupa de seduzir mulheres bonitas. Até seu nome deveria ser bobo... 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 Lê 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 não usa engenhocas em suas missões e que nem sempre se ocupa de seduzir mulheres bonitas. Até seu nome deveria ser bobo... Read full article

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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 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.
Joan Collins had been considered for the role of Jean Courtney.
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.
The main melody in the movie's score was played on a cimbalom - a type of Hungarian dulcimer - that provided the forlorn mood that composer John Barry was eager to create.
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