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Michael Cane is Harry Palmer, in this classic British film now available for the first time on Blu-ray. In this thriller based on the book by Len Deighton, Colonel Stok is a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall. It appears he wants to defect, but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and enlists agent Harry Palmer to smuggle him out of East Germany. From Guy Hamilton, the acclaimed director of James Bond adventures "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever."

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From Harry Saltzman, the producer of James Bond classics Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, comes a film widely recognized as one of the greatest spy thrillers of all time. The Ipcress File is the first film in the series of Harry Palmer mysteries, based on the bestsellers by Len Deighton (Funeral in Berlin), that made Michael Caine (Gambit, The Black Windmill) a star. It is the height of the cold war, and ex-thief Harry Palmer (Caine), now reluctantly working as a secret agent, has been called in to investigate a strange occurrence among a number of leading scientists. It seems the scientists have been kidnapped, but reappear only days after the kidnapping, brainwashed and useless. During the course of the investigation, a tape is uncovered with the word “Ipcress” on it. This stylish classic was directed by Sidney J. Furie (The Appaloosa), shot by Otto Heller (Peeping Tom) and edited by Peter R. Hunt (From Russia with Love), with production design by Ken Adam (Dr. Strangelove) and music by John Barry (Diamonds Are Forever). The great cast includes Nigel Green (Let’s Kill Uncle), Guy Doleman (Billion Dollar Brain), Sue Lloyd (The Bitch) and Gordon Jackson (The Great Escape). Special Features: -2K Restoration -Audio Commentary by Director Sidney J. Furie and Editor Peter Hunt -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth and Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer -Interview with Star Michael Caine -Interview with Production Designer Ken Adams -TRAILERS FROM HELL with Howard Rodman -3:07 Theatrical Trailer in HD -1:07 Theatrical Trailer -4 Radio Spots -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles