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The Ipcress File (1965)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
3/16
3/16:
One of the earliest films of Michael Caine's long career, I thought I would see his best in The Ipcress File, but
unfortunately, it's not the case as he's dreadfully wooden.
So, it's easy to see why Alfie first made him an international star. Because of Harry Saltzman's
connection, The Ipcress File, which is a hybrid of
The Manchurian Candidate,
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and
Mission: Impossible, is a boring and flat spy flick.
Hence, it's not surprising to learn from IMDb that: "On the first day of shooting, Sidney J. Furie gathered the cast
and said, 'This is what I think of the script.' He then set it on fire."
All in all, The Ipcress File is dated.