Thanks. I'll try to catch Funeral in Berlin sometime. Billion Dollar Brain sounds missable.The Ipcress File is a *very* simplified and abridged version of the book.
Funeral in Berlin is a lot more like the book but a lot slower pace than the first film.
Billion Dollar Brain is a poor attempt to make Harry Palmer more like James Bond.
I quite liked Bridge of Spies and will get to watch The Courier in due course.
Thanks. I'll try to catch Funeral in Berlin sometime. Billion Dollar Brain sounds missable.
It's a long time since I've seen it, but if memory serves it lacks the gritty realism of the first two films. It's directed by Ken Russell, so is worth a watch.Thanks. I'll try to catch Funeral in Berlin sometime. Billion Dollar Brain sounds missable.
That’s a nice underrated film with Redford on top form.Spy Game is worth consider, I think, I liked it.
The Billion Dollar Brain is (as you would expect) completely OTT, but lacks anything much in terms of tension or subtlety.
Spy Game is worth consider, I think, I liked it.
I think it was actually on last night, less than 12 hours after you mentioned it!Two Graham Greene adaptations: Our Man in Havana and The Quiet American:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_American_(2002_film)
Our Man in Havana is frequently shown on Freeview.
All 3 series are greatDeutschland 83 is a recent German TV DDR spy thriller and is pretty good. There are sequels too, Deutschland 86 set in Africa and Deutschland 89.
All free here with English subtitles:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/deutschland-83
If by spying you also mean surveillance there is the classic
The Conversation
also the German classic
The Lives of Others
The Bourne storyline and characters are very strong imo (despite deviating hugely from the books) - worth watching the first three at least once.
not a film but the original BBC series adaptation of Tinker Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Alex Guinness
oh and Spies in Disguise https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5814534/
Unavoidable, I guess - there was no more Soviet Union and no more Carlos, so an updated version was inevitable. There was an earlier film version starring, of all people, Dr. Kildare!
I saw bits of it once but was disappointed that some of the main characters were missing, such as his wife, and his main contact at Treadstone (though I can't remember his name).
Excellent German dramas, ‘83 was a tour de force.Deutschland 83 is a recent German TV DDR spy thriller and is pretty good. There are sequels too, Deutschland 86 set in Africa and Deutschland 89.
All free here with English subtitles:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/deutschland-83
Billion Dollar Brain was an interesting Ken Russell film. Which means it kind of fails in it’s intended purpose. I really enjoyed it.Thanks. I'll try to catch Funeral in Berlin sometime. Billion Dollar Brain sounds missable.
The Lives of Others