The Ipcress File

This ‘realistic’ espionage thriller was a landmark in spy movies and marked out Michael Caine for stardom - it is based on Len Deighton's novel. The story centres on Harry Palmer, an intelligence agent who is assigned the job of investigating worries over British security. As his investigation advances, he is forced into unravelling the ‘Ipcress File’, a task that draws him into a world of intrigue, double-dealing and murder. Also starring Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd and Gordon Jackson.