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Harry Palmer is the protagonist of a number of films based on the unnamed main character from the spy novels written by Len Deighton. Michael Caine played Harry Palmer in three films based on the four published novels featuring this character, and also later in two films not based on Len Deighton's novels.Played by the actor
Filmography of Harry Palmer (5 films)
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Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
, 1h26Directed by Douglas Jackson
Genres Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Michelle Burke, Michael Sarrazin, Lev Prygunov, Serge Houde
Rating49%
Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov (Jason Connery), ex-CIA agent Craig (Michael Sarrazin), and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky (Lev Prygunov). They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
, 1h41Directed by George Mihalka
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Mia Sara, Michael Gambon, Lev Prygunov, Burt Kwouk
Rating53%
Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is forced into early retirement from MI5. He receives a telephone call offering a mysterious job opportunity.
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
, 1h51Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about computing, Politique, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Françoise Dorléac, Donald Sutherland
Rating59%
Harry Palmer (Michael Caine), who has left MI5 to work as a private investigator, is told by a mechanical voice on the phone to take a package to Helsinki. The package contains six virus-laden eggs that have been stolen from the British government's research facility at Porton Down. In Helsinki, he is met by Anya (Françoise Dorléac) who takes him to meet her handler, Harry's old friend Leo Newbigen (Karl Malden). Leo is in love with Anya, but Harry knows that she is only pretending to reciprocate. Leo takes Harry to a secret room where a computer issues daily instructions to Leo and Anya. The computer speaks in the same voice as the one which summoned Harry to Helsinki.
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
, 1h42Directed by Guy Hamilton, Peter Medak
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Marthe Keller, Hugh Burden, Guy Doleman
Rating67%
Berlin in the 1960s is a city divided between Cold War lines with inhabitants of the Communist East trying to escape to the West. Even with the Berlin Wall these escapes are common and successful.
The Ipcress File (1965)
, 1h49Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff
Rating71%
A top scientist called Radcliffe is kidnapped and his security escort killed. Harry Palmer, a British Army sergeant with a criminal past now working for a Ministry of Defence organisation, is summoned by his boss, Colonel Ross, and told that he is being transferred to a section of the organisation headed by Major Dalby.