The Ipcress File

1965 film by Sidney J. Furie
Movie film Q1517616
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The Ipcress File

Summary

The Ipcress File is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,612 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ipcress File's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Ipcress File was directed by Sidney J. Furie[4].
  • W.H. Canaway wrote the screenplay for The Ipcress File[5].
  • James Doran wrote the screenplay for The Ipcress File[6].
  • The Ipcress File's composer is recorded as John Barry[7].
  • The Ipcress File's genre is political thriller film[8].
  • The Ipcress File's genre is spy film[9].
  • The Ipcress File's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • The Ipcress File's genre is detective film[11].
  • The Ipcress File's based on is recorded as The IPCRESS File[12].
  • The Ipcress File was followed by Funeral in Berlin[13].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Michael Caine[14].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Nigel Green[15].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Gordon Jackson[16].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Peer Schmidt[17].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Guy Doleman[18].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Arnold Marquis[19].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Gerd Martienzen[20].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Susan Margery-Jeaffreson-Lloyd[21].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Klaus Miedel[22].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Jürgen Thormann[23].
  • A cast member of The Ipcress File was Herbert Stass[24].
  • The Ipcress File was produced by Harry Saltzman[25].
  • The Ipcress File's production company is recorded as The Rank Organisation[26].
  • The Ipcress File's director of photography is recorded as Otto Heller[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0d94c305-e808-45ee-887c-380a11e250e8[29]

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Authorship and Creation

The Ipcress File was produced by Harry Saltzman[25]. It was directed by Sidney J. Furie[4]. Screenwriters include W.H. Canaway[5] and James Doran[6]. Cast members include Michael Caine[14], Nigel Green[15], Gordon Jackson[16], Peer Schmidt[17], Guy Doleman[18], and Arnold Marquis[19].

Publication

Publication dates include March 18, 1965[30], September 30, 1965[31], August 2, 1965[32], July 2, 1965[33], and June 11, 1965[34]. The original language of The Ipcress File was English[35]. Genres include political thriller film[8], spy film[9], film based on a novel[10], and detective film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[36], 7.8/10[37], and 66/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ipcress File's after a work by is recorded as Len Deighton[39]. It was followed by Funeral in Berlin[13].

Why It Matters

The Ipcress File ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,612 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . dfi.dk. dfi.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [39] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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