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The | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = ''The Ipcress File'' | |||
|picture = Ipcress File poster'.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Film poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |||
|director = [[Sidney J. Furie]] | |||
|date= 1965 | |||
|language = | |||
|studio=The Rank Organisation | |||
|distributor=Universal Pictures <BR> National Broadcasting Company <BR> MCA Home Video | |||
|character1=Harry Palmer | |||
|actor1=[[Michael Caine]] | |||
|character2=Dalby | |||
|actor2=[[Nigel Green]] | |||
|character3=Ross | |||
|actor3=[[Guy Doleman]] | |||
|character4=Jean | |||
|actor4=[[Sue Lloyd]] | |||
|character5=Carswell | |||
|actor5=Gordon Jackson | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Ipcress File''''' is a 1965 spy thriller starring [[Michael Caine]] as Harry Palmer, a British army sergeant secretly working for the Ministry of Defence. The film, which was directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]], was adapted from the Len Deighton novel of the same name. Michael Caine would return as Palmer in four more films including 1966's ''[[Funeral in Berlin]]'' and 1967's ''[[Billion Dollar Brain]]''. | |||
{{Film Title|The Ipcress File}} | |||
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In the opening credits, Harry Palmer ([[Michael Caine]]) checks a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol]], but doesn't use it in the film after that. | In the opening credits, Harry Palmer ([[Michael Caine]]) checks a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol]], but doesn't use it in the film after that. | ||
[[File:MauserM1910.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:MauserM1910.jpg|thumb|none|350px|1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm]] | ||
[[Image:Ipcress File MauserM1910.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== Colt Pocket Positive == | == Colt Pocket Positive == | ||
Palmer is issued a [[Colt Pocket Positive]], called a "Colt .32" by Ross ([[Guy Doleman]]) and Dalby ([[Nigel Green]]). | Palmer is issued a [[Colt Pocket Positive]], called a "Colt .32" by Ross ([[Guy Doleman]]) and Dalby ([[Nigel Green]]). | ||
[[File:Colt Pocket Positive.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Colt Pocket Positive.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Pocket Positive - .32 New Police]] | ||
[[Image:Ipcress File Colt Pocket Positive.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== Walther PPK == | == Walther PPK == | ||
When Palmer thinks that there is an intruder in his apartment, he breaks down the door and finds Jean ([[Sue Lloyd]]) with his [[Walther PPK]]. Upon her asking where he got it, he jokingly replies that his mother gave it to him. | When Palmer thinks that there is an intruder in his apartment, he breaks down the door and finds Jean ([[Sue Lloyd]]) with his [[Walther PPK]]. Upon her asking where he got it, he jokingly replies that his mother gave it to him. | ||
[[File:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK - .380 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Harry looking through his keyhole, finding a Walther PPK aiming at the door]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File Walther-PPK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An enemy agent aiming a Walther PPK at Palmer. ]] | |||
[[File: | == Luger P08 == | ||
Palmer steals a [[Luger P08]] while escaping from the brain-washing facility and uses it in the final confrontation with Ross and Dalby. | |||
[[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9mm Parabellum]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File Luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the breechblock is at the rearmost position. ]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== Sterling SMG == | == Sterling SMG == | ||
Palmer uses a [[Sterling]] sub-machine gun during his meeting with enemy agents in the parking lot. | Palmer uses a [[Sterling]] sub-machine gun during his meeting with enemy agents in the parking lot. | ||
[[File:Sterling-Mk-4.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Sterling-Mk-4.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sterling Mk. IV - 9mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:Ipcress File sterling -1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Publicity photo of [[Michael Caine]] with a Sterling]] | [[File:Ipcress File sterling -1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Publicity photo of [[Michael Caine]] with a Sterling]] | ||
[[Image:Ipcress File Sterling.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
Enemy agents in the parking lot meeting use [[MP40]]s. | Enemy agents in the parking lot meeting use [[MP40]]s. | ||
[[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[Image:Ipcress File MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I == | |||
Some [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles can be seen in the secret armory. One of them with the attached grenade discharger cup. | |||
[[File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British.]] | |||
[[File:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T) - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:GrenadeCup001.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Cup type grenade discharger for the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III.]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | |||
== | ==Mills Bomb== | ||
[[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:Ipcress File Mills.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The numerous [[Mills Bomb]]s lying on the shelves of the secret armory]] | |||
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[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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The Ipcress File is a 1965 spy thriller starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, a British army sergeant secretly working for the Ministry of Defence. The film, which was directed by Sidney J. Furie, was adapted from the Len Deighton novel of the same name. Michael Caine would return as Palmer in four more films including 1966's Funeral in Berlin and 1967's Billion Dollar Brain.
The following weapons were used in the film The Ipcress File:
Mauser Pocket Pistol
In the opening credits, Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) checks a Mauser Pocket Pistol, but doesn't use it in the film after that.
Colt Pocket Positive
Palmer is issued a Colt Pocket Positive, called a "Colt .32" by Ross (Guy Doleman) and Dalby (Nigel Green).
Walther PPK
When Palmer thinks that there is an intruder in his apartment, he breaks down the door and finds Jean (Sue Lloyd) with his Walther PPK. Upon her asking where he got it, he jokingly replies that his mother gave it to him.
Luger P08
Palmer steals a Luger P08 while escaping from the brain-washing facility and uses it in the final confrontation with Ross and Dalby.
Sterling SMG
Palmer uses a Sterling sub-machine gun during his meeting with enemy agents in the parking lot.
MP40
Enemy agents in the parking lot meeting use MP40s.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Some Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles can be seen in the secret armory. One of them with the attached grenade discharger cup.
