The Ipcress File (film)

The Ipcress File
The Ipcress File
	British quad film poster
Directed by	Sidney J. Furie
Screenplay by	Bill Canaway; James Doran;
Based on	The IPCRESS File; by Len Deighton
Produced by	Harry Saltzman
Starring	Michael Caine; Nigel Green; Guy Doleman; Sue Lloyd;
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Peter R. Hunt
Music by	John Barry
Production; companies	Lowndes Productions; Steven S.A.;
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	18 March 1965 (UK);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$750,000 or £309,261

The Ipcress File is a 1965 British spy film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel The IPCRESS File (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century.

This film and its sequels were a deliberately downbeat alternative to the hugely successful James Bond films, even though some of the production team were previously involved with the 007 films.

^ "Moviegraphic: The Ipcress File". BFI. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ The Times, 18 March 1965, page 9: Film review of The Ipcress File.
^ James Chapman (2014) The Trouble with Harry: The Difficult Relationship of Harry Saltzman and Film Finances, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34:1, 43-71, p 63 DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2014.879001
^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360 gives the figure at £304,978.

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[1] "Moviegraphic: The Ipcress File". BFI. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[Times-3] The Times, 18 March 1965, page 9: Film review of The Ipcress File.

[4] James Chapman (2014) The Trouble with Harry: The Difficult Relationship of Harry Saltzman and Film Finances, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34:1, 43-71, p 63 DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2014.879001

[money-5] Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360 gives the figure at £304,978.

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