The Ipcress file / the Rank Organisation presents ; a Harry Saltzman production ; screenplay by Bill Canaway, James Doran ; produced by Harry Saltzman ; directed by Sidney J. Furie ; [Steven S.A].
Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson. Title from sell sheet. Based on the novel by Len Deighton. Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Production company Steven S.A.'s name from container; not listed in the opening or closing credits. Special features: Audio commentary by director Sidney J. Furie and editor Peter Hunt; audio commentary by film historian Troy Howarth and film historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer; interview with star Michael Caine; interview with production designer Ken Adam; Trailers from Hell with Howard Rodman; poster and image gallery; 4 radio spots; 2 theatrical trailers for The Ipcress file; trailers for Billion dollar brain, The black windmill, The destructors, The Wilby Conspiracy, The Holcroft covenant, The whistle blower.
Summary:
It is the height of the Cold War, and ex-thief Harry Palmer, now reluctantly working as a secret agent, has been called in to investigate a strange occurrence among a number of leading scientists. It seems the scientists have been kidnapped, but reappear only days after the kidnapping, brainwashed and useless. During the course of the investigation, a tape is uncovered with the word "Ipcress" on it
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