The Ipcress File 1965

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: The Ipcress File is as classy a spy film as you could ask to see. Read more

TIME Magazine: Ipcress proves again that one of the primal pleasures of moviegoing is a tingling, no-nonsense suspense yarn enlivened by honest good humor. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Deighton's plot is a mild headache of deceit and double-dealing that glides stylishly and with much wit around Caine's Sergeant Palmer, a cocky London bachelor and middle-ranking scion of the MoD's counter-espionage department. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Caine skillfully resists any temptation he may have had to pep up the proceedings. In fact, his consistent underplaying adds considerably to the pull of the picture. Read more