Michael Caine plays master spy Harry Palmer, in this mystery thriller about an undercover gang who brainwash England's leading scientists.
Shot in Technicolor.
Additional credits: John Morgan (focus), Norman Warstall and Ben Raymer (sound editors).
First of the Len Deighton Harry Palmer spy thrillers made into a film; followed by "Funeral in Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain."
Review 1:
"Caine exudes deep-frozen charm. As cool as permafrost, still."
Source: Uncut
p.96 02/01/2006
Review 2:
"[T]here's still a sense of swinging London glamour in Caine's iconic, horn-rimmed-glasses-wearing performance."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.89 03/01/2006
Review 3:
3 stars out of 5 -- "The spare, slow-burning film is the antithesis of the 007 franchise's excesses, and all the more enjoyable for it."
Source: Empire
02/01/2009
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