Great Britain

The tense spy thriller by Len Deighton that turned Michael Caine into a superstar. Cynical and rebellious ex-army sergeant Harry Palmer has been blackmailed into working for Britain's security service. Hot on the trail of a kidnapped scientist, Palmer finds himself enmeshed in a sinister conspiracy involving horrifying brainwashing techniques, murder, and treachery that reaches up to the highest levels of the security service itself. Often hailed as Len Deighton's finest spy story, The Ipcress File is a tour-de-force of sustained tension and intrigue.