Directed by:
George MihalkaScreenplay:
Harry Alan TowersCinematography:
Peter BenisonComposer:
Rick WakemanCast:
Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Mia Sara, Michael Gambon, Ivan Shvedoff, Burt Kwouk, Michael Sarrazin, John Dunn-Hill, Sergey Russkin, Patrick Allen (more)Plots(1)
The Ipcress Fileʼs Harry Palmer is back... and the Cold War is heating up again! The Cold War is over and illustrious British agent Harry Palmer finds himself surplus to requirements and no longer in Her Majesties Secret Service. On his arrival in ʻnewʼ Russia heʼs promptly approached by a Russian tycoon, Alex (Michael Gambon). In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russiaʼs future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. Heʼll pay Harry and his young accomplice Nick (Jason Connery) handsomely to retrieve it before it falls in the hands of North Korea. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that itʼs being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyoneʼs really on. (Final Cut Entertainment)
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"Bratsk? Where the hell is Bratsk?" The fourth film with the character of (this time retired) agent Harry Palmer played by Michael Caine is pretty good. If you liked the previous film, Billion Dollar Brain, don't hesitate and check out Bullet. Once again, we get a humorously light spectacle with the hilarious Caine-Connery Jr. duo, an interesting plot revolving around a deadly virus that the Russians want to sell to the North Koreans, a number of perfect scenes (for example, the whole part with getting thrown off the train and catching up on foot and by plane and car is literally flawless), and a flawless conclusion. "Have you ever been thrown off a train?"-"No, I've never been that stupid. And you?" - "Twice." - "What did you do?" - "I called a taxi. It was in London."
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