| The Ipcress File | |
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
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| Based on | The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton |
| Produced by | Harry Saltzman |
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| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Peter R. Hunt |
| Music by | John Barry |
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000 or £309,261[3][4] |
The Ipcress File is a 1965 British spy film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel The IPCRESS File (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century.
This film and its sequels were a deliberately downbeat alternative to the hugely successful James Bond films, even though some of the production team were previously involved with the 007 films.
- ^ "Moviegraphic: The Ipcress File". BFI. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ The Times, 18 March 1965, page 9: Film review of The Ipcress File.
- ^ James Chapman (2014) The Trouble with Harry: The Difficult Relationship of Harry Saltzman and Film Finances, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34:1, 43-71, p 63 DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2014.879001
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360 gives the figure at £304,978.
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