The Ipcress File

London, mid-60s. A ringing phone. Harry Palmer, a decidedly un-Bond-like spy, is pulled into a missing-persons case. Soon, he finds himself chasing a brain-drain of top scientists and facing enemies within his own ranks. A very British Cold War paranoia.

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Sidney J. Furie directed The Ipcress File in 1965. See Sidney J. Furie's full filmography, where to start with Sidney J. Furie, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sidney J. Furie.

The Ipcress File was released in 1965 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.