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Old 06-01-2007, 03:17 PM
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IAnyone seen or could review BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, DEADFALL, GAMBIT? These are Michael Caine spy types, but I haven't seen them.
Only BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN is a spy film, the other two are 'caper' movies in the vein of TO CATCH A THIEF (though DEADFALL's done in a more sombe style).

BRAIN's great, it's the second sequel to THE IPRCRESS FILE, following on from FUNERAL IN BERLIN, while the follow-ups are not as great as IPRCRESS they remain good, enjoyable movies.

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Some oldies:

Ministry of Fear--Rather enjoyable; about a secret message hidden in a cake. From a Graham Greene book. US Production though.

Dark Journey

Yellow Canary

Foreign Correspondent--With Edmund Gwenn going over the edge of the Tower.
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The Ipcress File is THE top British spy film, above all others.
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Old 11-01-2007, 02:19 PM
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Somehow, DarkP's "IPCRESS is tops" statement strikes me as sad. It IS a favorite film of mine, but it's sad that there aren't dozens more contending for my attention.

I keep wanting to yell, "There's always time to do more!" Dear Filmmakers, you don't have to flee from the 007 Concussion. It doesn't hurt you. Bad films hurt you, but good ones won't - try making a GOOD film - it can withstand all the comparisons.
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:16 PM
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Only BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN is a spy film, the other two are 'caper' movies
I found Billion a more of a caper movie myself but I'm no expert.

I'm guessing Funeral in Berlin rather took the steam out of 'spy' films didn't it? Once you take the patriotic glory out of the genre you are just left with unpleasant school sneaks.............

I suspect British spy fiction saw its true blossoming on TV.
Danger Man.......Man in a Suitcase......Callan......The Sandbaggers......Tinker Tailor....Reilly..........Spooks.....

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I'm still considering Moor's "blossoms on TV" notion, as if my enjoyment increases with more good stories rather than a single film. It IS the basis for serialisation, after all.

And perhaps my imagined "lack" of Brit Spy Films is merely the industry's tip of the hat to writers who find TV's ability to easily serialise more fulfilling.

This is certainly a cheerier note than thinking we've hit the high-water mark and there's nothing to look forward to!

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Although they're clearly not a patch on Ipcress, I've got very soft spot for both the movie version of Callan and Peter Collinson's 1972 film Innocent Bystanders, both written by James Mitchell.

Has anyone here seen the very obscure 70's British spy films Yellow Dog (the only movie to be directed by famous fashion photographer Terence Donovan) starring Carolyn Seymour, or Spy Story, directed by the late Lindsay Shonteff in 1976 and starring Michael Petrovich?
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Not me, but I hope I'll get to read someone's reviews of them. I hear the pitter-patter of little compulsive obsessive collectionism again...
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Hi Chaps.

How about THE BLACK WINDMILL staring Michael Caine from the 70s, another ripping good yarn

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Just watched the Executioner with Judy Geeson and George Peppard and was amazed how good it was - very well done, plenty of twists and plot complexity and of course the incomparable charms of Arundel's finest export!

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Good choice, Saxon. I really like The Executioner's air of being at the disillusioned fag-end of swinging London, plus a terrific performance by George Peppard as the exhausted and embittered spy.

Also a good turn by Peter Dyneley (the voice of Jeff Tracy in Thunderbirds) as the cheif Russian baddie.

How about Assassin, a 1973 Brit thriller with Ian Hendry? Like Yellow Dog, Yorkshire Television has shown it in the long-ago, pre VHS past, but it seems to have fallen into a black pit of nothingness.
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At the risk of sounding very unoriginal, I must give my vote to The 39 Steps, which I think is peerless in the spy genre. All the classic Hitchcock ingredients (suspense, comedy, romance) come together in one irresistible package. The scenes with Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll provide me with endless pleasure. Goldfinger and The Ipcress File are also high on my personal list of favourites.

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How about Cottage to Let?

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james quote,cottage to let and went the day well both made during the war have a similar feel about them,careless talk cost lives
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I would only be repeating what most have already stated but one I didn’t see mentioned was The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

This is the point were someone directs me to where it has already been mentioned.
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I would only be repeating what most have already stated but one I didn’t see mentioned was The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

This is the point were someone directs me to where it has already been mentioned.
That would be me......... except when I went back to my post I realised that for some weird reason I'd typed "Funeral in Berlin".....

What a berk. It was your movie that had been in my mind



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