Excellent spy film with a wonderful subtle humour running through the script.
Col Ross: Palmer, I am transferring you to Major Daulby`s unit he doesn't have my sense of humour.
Palmer: Yes sir, I shall miss that.
Later
Daulby: I shall bite you Palmer and bite you hard, I don't have Ross's sense of humour.
Palmer: Yes sir I shall miss that.
The above is an abridged version of the conversations between the two commanding officers and sergeant Palmer who all work for British Intelligence. Neither Ross nor Daulby have a sense of humour neither to they even smile, he and all the cast are perfect, this is what the British Civil Service is really like (I know I worked in it.)
The Ipcress file is the first of three superb films in which Palmer is presented as the British version of James Bond. Taken from Len Deighton`s novels, the plots are superb - you have to pay attention, attention to detail is evident throughout this film.
The atmosphere reflects the cold war era better than any other films I have seen; there are no special effect or almighty chase scenes just fine acting and terrific, fairly complicated story lines. The best of the three films, for me, was Funeral in Berlin but you have to watch Ipcress File first then Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain in that order to get the most out of them.
If you enjoy thrillers like Scorpio then you will love these films.
Col Ross: Palmer, I am transferring you to Major Daulby`s unit he doesn't have my sense of humour.
Palmer: Yes sir, I shall miss that.
Later
Daulby: I shall bite you Palmer and bite you hard, I don't have Ross's sense of humour.
Palmer: Yes sir I shall miss that.
The above is an abridged version of the conversations between the two commanding officers and sergeant Palmer who all work for British Intelligence. Neither Ross nor Daulby have a sense of humour neither to they even smile, he and all the cast are perfect, this is what the British Civil Service is really like (I know I worked in it.)
The Ipcress file is the first of three superb films in which Palmer is presented as the British version of James Bond. Taken from Len Deighton`s novels, the plots are superb - you have to pay attention, attention to detail is evident throughout this film.
The atmosphere reflects the cold war era better than any other films I have seen; there are no special effect or almighty chase scenes just fine acting and terrific, fairly complicated story lines. The best of the three films, for me, was Funeral in Berlin but you have to watch Ipcress File first then Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain in that order to get the most out of them.
If you enjoy thrillers like Scorpio then you will love these films.