{"id":24164,"date":"2020-11-28T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=24164"},"modified":"2020-12-17T07:32:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:32:14","slug":"review-ipcress-file-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/11\/review-ipcress-file-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ipcress File Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Ipcress File<\/em><\/strong> is worth checking out even with its slow pace as Michael Caine is magnanimous as Harry Palmer, showcasing his on-screen charisma. In addition, there are some striking stylistic moments and shots.<\/p>\n

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The Ipcress File<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Espionage<\/span>
\nKino Lorber | NR \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $29.95 | October 27, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/28\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Sidney J. Furie
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Len Deighton (novel); Bill Canaway, James Doran (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>2 Audio Commentaries, Interviews, Gallery, Theatrical Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>39.27 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.73 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>It is the height of the cold war, and ex-thief Harry Palmer (MICHAEL CAINE), 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 \u201cipcress\u201d on it.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>One\u2019s enjoyment for The Ipcress File<\/em><\/strong> depends on how much you can appreciate the slow burn 1960s spy thriller. It does not have the quick pace or editing you see in today\u2019s thrillers or even the spectacle of the Bond franchise back then through the current era. The film, which was directed by Sidney J. Furie (The Appaloosa<\/em> as well as, more infamously, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace<\/em>), and based upon the novel from Len Deighton, does take its time unfolding the mystery. It does have a finale in which Palmer is awkwardly kidnapped (hard cut from a gun pointed at his stomach to waking in a small cell) and a vanilla version of a Bond villain attempts to brainwash him.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re only accustomed to the often more fast paced thrillers or modern era of the Bond franchise, you may find The Ipcress File<\/em><\/strong> to be plodding or meandering, though for myself, while I wasn\u2019t completely in love with the film, does excel thanks to the star-making performance from Michael Caine who is tremendous (and would appear in three more films as Harry Palmer, the last 1995\u2019s Bullet to Beijing<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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In the end, The Ipcress File<\/em><\/strong> is a well made, if not also slow developing, espionage thriller that is still worth checking out if nothing than for the performance from Michael Caine in what is considered his star-making role.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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