During the Cold War, an American industrial-designer living in London is used by the MI-6 as an unwilling pawn in the spy game during a trip to a trade show in East Germany.During the Cold War, an American industrial-designer living in London is used by the MI-6 as an unwilling pawn in the spy game during a trip to a trade show in East Germany.During the Cold War, an American industrial-designer living in London is used by the MI-6 as an unwilling pawn in the spy game during a trip to a trade show in East Germany.
Victor Beaumont
- Radio Operator
- (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
- Ministry Man
- (uncredited)
George Curtis
- Man in Passport Queue
- (uncredited)
Stanley Meadows
- Psychiatrist
- (uncredited)
George Murcell
- Frenzl's Guard
- (uncredited)
James Payne
- Man at Printing Press
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhile filming None But the Brave (1965), Brad Dexter had apparently rescued Frank Sinatra when he got into difficulty swimming. As a thank you, Sinatra agreed to star in this when Dexter was starting out as a producer.
- ConnectionsReferenced in I Am Woman (2019)
- SoundtracksYou Are There
Music by Harry Sukman, Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Performed by Harry Sukman Orchestra
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Fails to hit the target.
Frank Sinatra's previous two films had flopped and he was sufficiently impressed with 'The Ipcress File' to work with Sidney J. Furie in this adaptation of Frances Clifford's novel. Although it fared pretty well at the box office as a film it must be accounted a failure. A defector has to be assassinated and British Intelligence is running out of time to find a suitable killer. He has to be sufficiently motivated and a crack shot. Agent Slattery sees a photograph in the paper of former wartime friend Sam Laker and realises that he has found the perfect candidate.......So far so good but thereafter the film falls down. Rather than letting the film speak for itself we are subjected to endless scenes of psycho-babble between a psychiatrist, Slattery and a cabinet minister describing the means employed to get Laker to do the job. Screenwriter Stanley Mann and director Furie have obviously decided to aim their film at the slowest-witted person watching and thereby robbed it of its impact. Also the ending is too abrupt to be satisfying. This is a pity because Sinatra is excellent as Laker and possesses the quality that great stars have of making you care what happens to them. Peter Vaughan and Derren Nesbitt give good support and there is a very nice performance from Toby Robins. Otto Heller is the cinematographer and there is a haunting theme tune by Harry Sukman which Sinatra later recorded as 'You are there' with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. Critic Philip French coined the phrase 'Sidney J. Furie, signifying nothing'. A harsh judgement but regarding this film it certainly holds true.
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- brogmiller
- May 7, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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