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The Ipcress File

As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

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(he scoffs) - The Ipcress File

But if you were standing here
this time tomorrow, - The Ipcress File

But if you were standing here this time tomorrow,

For what you will give me, - The Ipcress File

For what you will give me,

Harry. I heard you went back to England. - The Ipcress File

Harry. I heard you went back to England.

(tea pouring) - The Ipcress File

You sold her the story
about infiltrating?
About Bobby calling you up? - The Ipcress File

You sold her the story about infiltrating? About Bobby calli...

I won't be able
to do anything for you.
You know that. - The Ipcress File

I won't be able to do anything for you. You know that.

The man I killed
in Beirut was an
American intelligence officer. - The Ipcress File

The man I killed in Beirut was an American intelligence offi...

You know me, Harry, I'm always
interested in good business. - The Ipcress File

You know me, Harry, I'm always interested in good busin...

For all we know,
our man was probably in Moscow - The Ipcress File

For all we know, our man was probably in Moscow

It's not the Soviets
that abducted Professor Dawson.
It was the Americans. - The Ipcress File

It's not the Soviets that abducted Professor Dawson. It...

Okay! This has come
from Afghanistan...
40 kilos. - The Ipcress File

Okay! This has come from Afghanistan... 40 kilos.

And my friends will pay for information - The Ipcress File

And my friends will pay for information

We break it up,
we take it to the dock
in Beirut, - The Ipcress File

We break it up, we take it to the dock in Beirut,

It is me
who ties all this together. - The Ipcress File

It is me who ties all this together.

But if I think you are
trying to trick me... - The Ipcress File

But if I think you are trying to trick me...

So, one of my people
on a boat - The Ipcress File

So, one of my people on a boat

All you want is to stay out of
Colchester and get on with your life. - The Ipcress File

All you want is to stay out of Colchester and get on with yo...

But now, as you come to me,
already in possession, - The Ipcress File

But now, as you come to me, already in possession,

This one is a person,
a person
of great importance. - The Ipcress File

This one is a person, a person of great importance.

Frau Stuten! She lied to me about money. - The Ipcress File

Frau Stuten! She lied to me about money.

Home Office Security.
I have an urgent call for
the minister of defence, please. - The Ipcress File

Home Office Security. I have an urgent call for the minister...

I can tell you exactly where
and exactly when
this will happen. - The Ipcress File

I can tell you exactly where and exactly when this will happ...

You will send me every
secret that crosses your desk. - The Ipcress File

You will send me every secret that crosses your desk.

But first, - The Ipcress File

And in return, the woman you love
can live in peace and harmony with you. - The Ipcress File

And in return, the woman you love can live in peace and harm...

I was in Warsaw
when they crushed the rising. - The Ipcress File

I was in Warsaw when they crushed the rising.

As to our missing scientist,
it bothers me, too. - The Ipcress File

As to our missing scientist, it bothers me, too.

I've seen things
for which there are no words. - The Ipcress File

I've seen things for which there are no words.

Jean.
What a pleasure. - The Ipcress File

Jean. What a pleasure.

When you are discovered and
you must flee from your homeland... - The Ipcress File

When you are discovered and you must flee from your homeland...

Haven't seen you since
Margaret and I had dinner
with you and James - The Ipcress File

Haven't seen you since Margaret and I had dinner with y...

We who survived, you cannot judge us
by your standards. - The Ipcress File

We who survived, you cannot judge us by your standards.

I will greet you in Moscow - The Ipcress File

I will greet you in Moscow

(car drives off) - The Ipcress File

(car drives off)

You'll get a decent apartment,
and you and I can meet and talk, - The Ipcress File

You'll get a decent apartment, and you and I can meet a...

The man that you are looking for
is still in Berlin. - The Ipcress File

The man that you are looking for is still in Berlin.

For $20,000, I will arrange his return. - The Ipcress File

For $20,000, I will arrange his return.

I know it's
none of my business, - The Ipcress File

I know it's none of my business,

That's your problem.
Come alone, Harry, or not at all. - The Ipcress File

That's your problem. Come alone, Harry, or not at all.

DALBY: He asked me,
or instructed me, - The Ipcress File

DALBY: He asked me, or instructed me,

Well, no one can deny
the rough charms
of the proletariat. - The Ipcress File

Well, no one can deny the rough charms of the proletariat.

Now, listen, there's a lot of
unwelcome attention coming my way, - The Ipcress File

Now, listen, there's a lot of unwelcome attention comin...

When you are ready
to kill the enemy,
the pain will stop. - The Ipcress File

When you are ready to kill the enemy, the pain will stop.

I mean, if it would help
to confirm your prejudices. - The Ipcress File

I mean, if it would help to confirm your prejudices.

But what did you see
when I spoke to you? - The Ipcress File

But what did you see when I spoke to you?

The embassy is
an ambassadorial office - The Ipcress File

The embassy is an ambassadorial office

And the longer I have to look after it,
the higher the price is gonna be. - The Ipcress File

And the longer I have to look after it, the higher the price...

You're in intelligence.
So what was I, a source,
someone to use? - The Ipcress File

You're in intelligence. So what was I, a source, someon...

And don't try anything clever - The Ipcress File

And don't try anything clever

We are not a service bureau - The Ipcress File

We are not a service bureau

I liked you,
but that was a mistake. - The Ipcress File

I liked you, but that was a mistake.

Yet, because I'm clever, - The Ipcress File

Yet, because I'm clever,

Just as well I happen to have,
in my possession, - The Ipcress File

Just as well I happen to have, in my possession,

I'm gonna walk. - The Ipcress File

I'm gonna walk.

I think we're finished
with this clandestine nonsense. - The Ipcress File

I think we're finished with this clandestine nonsense.

The East German guards
work overlapping shifts, - The Ipcress File

The East German guards work overlapping shifts,

Nevertheless, he has one hour,
between 0030 and 0130, - The Ipcress File

Nevertheless, he has one hour, between 0030 and 0130,

Deputy head of mission in Beirut
and barely 30 years old. - The Ipcress File

Deputy head of mission in Beirut and barely 30 years old.

Of course, it helps - The Ipcress File

Of course, it helps

-You don't frighten me.
-Perhaps I'll send it to him.
He might find it interesting. - The Ipcress File

-You don't frighten me. -Perhaps I'll send it to h...

There was his poor daughter, - The Ipcress File

There was his poor daughter,

Hey, Jean, back in London,
you wanna come for dinner some time? - The Ipcress File

Hey, Jean, back in London, you wanna come for dinner some ti...

Meanwhile,
her husband finds the time
to send an indiscreet love note - The Ipcress File

Meanwhile, her husband finds the time to send an indiscreet ...

Probably up near North Point,
waiting to be picked up
by a submarine. - The Ipcress File

Probably up near North Point, waiting to be picked up by a s...

I'm just an innocent bystander
in all this,
but it seems to me, - The Ipcress File

I'm just an innocent bystander in all this, but it seem...

(door unlocks) - The Ipcress File

Hey, Paul, you coming for a beer?
No, no, thanks. I don't drink. - The Ipcress File

Hey, Paul, you coming for a beer? No, no, thanks. I don'...

Tell me you know about the
disappearance of Professor Dawson. - The Ipcress File

Tell me you know about the disappearance of Professor Dawson...

You can give
whatever reason you want,
but we need the cash tonight. - The Ipcress File

You can give whatever reason you want, but we need the cash ...

At 0017, he left her,
returning to her at 0138. - The Ipcress File

At 0017, he left her, returning to her at 0138.

Or I'll confirm to you
every prejudice you ever had. - The Ipcress File

Or I'll confirm to you every prejudice you ever had.

- To be ashamed.
- You will lose your job, you know. - The Ipcress File

- To be ashamed. - You will lose your job, you know.

Disappear. Change my name. - The Ipcress File

Disappear. Change my name.

(high-frequency whirring) - The Ipcress File

(high-frequency whirring)

This bloke, what's so special? - The Ipcress File

This bloke, what's so special?

You'll be up on charges of
homosexuality and possession of drugs, - The Ipcress File

You'll be up on charges of homosexuality and possession...

Great. My service to humanity. - The Ipcress File

Great. My service to humanity.

You will also be charged with
conspiracy to commit espionage. - The Ipcress File

You will also be charged with conspiracy to commit espionage...

So, start talking, Morris, - The Ipcress File

So, start talking, Morris,

Everyone told me
it was a great thing
to have done, - The Ipcress File

Everyone told me it was a great thing to have done,

(he groans and pants) - The Ipcress File

(he groans and pants)

There's a psychiatrist the
professor visits for stress. - The Ipcress File

There's a psychiatrist the professor visits for stress.

- This man, Dr Radley?
- Yes. - The Ipcress File

- This man, Dr Radley? - Yes.

And from what I read
in the technical briefings,
everything looks good. - The Ipcress File

And from what I read in the technical briefings, everything ...

That idiot at the embassy,
you know, - The Ipcress File

That idiot at the embassy, you know,

Tomorrow will be
a great day for humanity. - The Ipcress File

Tomorrow will be a great day for humanity.

(tape machine clicks) - The Ipcress File

(tape machine clicks)

And he was right.
About you and me. - The Ipcress File

And he was right. About you and me.

- And whose idea was that?
- It was Radley's. He, er... - The Ipcress File

- And whose idea was that? - It was Radley's. He, er...

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As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

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Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 19 May 2022

Awards: 1 nomination total

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