Several leading Western scientists have been kidnapped only to reappear a fews days later. Unfortunately, each scientist has been brainwashed and is now completely useless. The British send Agent Harry Palmer to investigate. Palmer is surprised to be selected for such a mission (considering his past) and believes he has been chosen because he is expendable.... (Full plot summary below)
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Several leading Western scientists have been kidnapped only to reappear a fews days later. Unfortunately, each scientist has been brainwashed and is now completely useless. The British send Agent Harry Palmer to investigate. Palmer is surprised to be selected for such a mission (considering his past) and believes he has been chosen because he is expendable.
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| EmpireAngie ErrigoHarry Palmer, charismatic but grounded in reality, is the perfect popular bridge between the spectacular escapades of Bond and the cold, harsh milieu of Deighton's embittered, betrayed spies. |
| The SpectatorIsabel QuiglyThe Iperess File is a thriller set in a recognisable London where espionage is a seedy business conducted, not by impregnable Bonds, but by men as scared and venal as anyone else. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirMichael Caine is the epitome of Sixties cool in his first outing as the secret agent Harry Palmer. |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsAn easy film to criticise; but also an easy film to be amused by, at least as far as its central performances, its minor jokes, and its London locations are concerned. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzOffers a far more authentic view of the morally ambivalent world of espionage than most spy thrillers. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawCaine's star-quality and absolute ease in front of the camera are fully formed. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewDeighton's plot is a mild headache of deceit and double-dealing that glides stylishly and with much wit around Caine's Sergeant Palmer, a cocky London bachelor and middle-ranking scion of the MoD's counter-espionage department. |
| BBCMatthew LeylandThis eerie (and nowadays somewhat kitsch) spectacle aside, helmer Stanley J Furie opts for spycraft nitty-gritty over suspense. However, he doesn't skimp on style: with the action lensed from an array of low, skewed angles, even a trip to the supermarket rouses the retina. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe Ipcress File is as classy a spy film as you could ask to see. |
| VarietyVariety StaffCaine skillfully resists any temptation he may have had to pep up the proceedings. In fact, his consistent underplaying adds considerably to the pull of the picture. |
