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The Ipcress FileThe Ipcress File was the first spy novel by Len Deighton, published in 1962. It was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman and directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer. The Ipcress File was a downbeat alternative to the James Bond movies, which were being made at the same time. Three members of the production team -- the producer Harry Saltzman, film editor Peter Hunt and the composer John Barry -- also worked on the Bond movies. The plot involves mind control: the acronym IPCRESS stands for "Induction of Psycho-neuroses by Conditioned Reflex under StresS". Along the way we visit an atoll for a US atomic bomb test and learn about Joe One. In common with several of his other early novels, the chapter headings have a "feature". In The Ipcress File these take the form of each chapter being headed with a quote from a horoscope, which relates to the action in the chapter, though vaguely, as in most horoscopes. The soundtrack music is by John Barry - also responsible for many other soundtracks including a large number of Bond films. The movie had two immediate sequels: - the 2nd film was Funeral in Berlin
- the 3rd film Billion Dollar Brain
In 1997, Michael Caine returned to his Harry Palmer role in Bullet to Beijing and Midnight in St. Petersburg. See also: MKULTRA External links Ipcress File Ipcress File Ipcress File
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