Better than Bond? Harry Palmer. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Caine's portrayal?

Posted by tinear (A) on September 28, 2014 at 13:19:08

"Ipcress File," "Funeral in Berlin," "Billion Dollar Brain:" a trio of films all based on Len Deighton's pretty good spy series.
"Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 British espionage film directed by Ken Russell and based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero protagonist. The "brain" of the title is a sophisticated computer[2] with which an ultra-right-wing organisation controls its worldwide anti-Soviet spy network.

Billion Dollar Brain is the third of the Harry Palmer film series, preceded by The Ipcress File (1965) and Funeral in Berlin (1966). It is the only film in which Ken Russell worked as a mainstream 'director-for-hire', and the last film to feature actress Françoise Dorléac.

A fourth film in the series, an adaptation of Horse Under Water, also to be released by United Artists, was tentatively planned[3] but never made. However, Caine played Palmer in two later films, Bullet to Beijing and Midnight in Saint Petersburg."
wikipedia.

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Topic - Better than Bond? Harry Palmer. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Caine's portrayal? - tinear 13:19:08 09/28/14 (21)

RE: Better than Bond? Harry Palmer. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Caine's portrayal? - fantja 19:11:19 10/12/14 (0)

Just watched "The Ipcress File" - J.Mac 13:01:59 09/30/14 (9)

"The rest of the movie was horrible." - volunteer 05:09:30 10/01/14 (0)

Sorry it wasn't 'Expendables 17' - mbnx01 23:28:19 09/30/14 (2)

Grampa, did they have color back then? - J.Mac 04:22:49 10/01/14 (1)

RE: Grampa, did they have color back then? - mbnx01 08:50:24 10/01/14 (0)

what channel was it on? or did you rent/buy tape or DVD? - PhilJ 14:16:12 09/30/14 (4)

RE: what channel was it on? or did you rent/buy tape or DVD? - J.Mac 14:21:57 09/30/14 (3)

thanks I would not have looked there! - PhilJ 18:51:39 09/30/14 (0)

NO don't! If you thought the excellent "Ipcress" was not, you'll hate those two. Why would you even - tinear 17:42:16 09/30/14 (1)

yeah - J.Mac 04:19:18 10/01/14 (0)

Harry Palmer - grantv 10:09:46 09/29/14 (2)

RE: Harry Palmer - mbnx01 10:15:07 09/29/14 (1)

RE: Harry Palmer - grantv 12:58:23 09/29/14 (0)

RE: Better than Bond? Harry Palmer. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Caine's portrayal? - mkuller 21:07:02 09/28/14 (1)

Must be some copyright problem; the film never is shown. NO Netflix, either. nt - tinear 08:09:20 09/29/14 (0)

yes and no - mbnx01 15:12:31 09/28/14 (4)

Agree on quality; still, I think Caine is the best spy of all. nt - tinear 08:10:55 09/29/14 (0)

Agree - Des 15:49:51 09/28/14 (2)

Thanks! nt - tinear 07:56:29 09/30/14 (0)

RE: Agree - mbnx01 16:20:03 09/28/14 (0)

Better than Bond? Harry Palmer. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Caine's portrayal?

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