Funeral in Berlin

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Funeral in Berlin

1967

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

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British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) must help a Soviet defector (Oscar Homolka), disguised as a corpse, cross the Berlin Wall.

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Pauline Kael

The New Republic

About the only thing that made Palmer amusing [in The Ipcress File] was his shabby small-time “professional’s” indifference to the larger stakes: improve his character and you take away the only character he had.

Sep 19, 2023

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Raquel Stecher

Out of the Past

the least interesting of the [first] three Harry Palmer films... Mostly due to a lack of character development and the numerous double-crossings make the plot difficult to follow.

Feb 27, 2020

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Mark Bourne

DVDJournal.com

Faithful hardcore genre fans will find much to like here among the cloaks and daggers.... On the other hand, the pacing is slow and the twisty, sometimes flabby script might be frustrating for a viewer not fully engaged with such skullduggery.

Apr 6, 2006

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Tony Medley

tonymedley.com

disjointed and disappointing

Rated: 2/5

Sep 13, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2004

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Alex E

A really good film with Michael Caine. 5 stars from me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Paul M

Eva Renzi is worth watching doing the washing up, loved it if only Berlin was still like this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Audience Member

Beautifully evocative but with Eva Renzi could have been so much more Bond like, really pleasant 2 hours if you like Berlin Wall capers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

I needed three cups of coffee to get all the way through this... I'm sorry, I'm sure for certain crowds this is a tense spy thriller, but I was just bored to tears.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/07/21

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paul d

A very good spy movie, highlighted by a magnificent Michael Caine, Oscar Homolka, the gritty ambiance of Berlin, and a twisting, intricate plot. Better pace, clarity and sequencing could have made this a masterpiece of the genre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It takes a while to get going. Terrence Young directs solidly, without the flair of Ipcress File director, Sidney J. Furie. I knew the ending would be mildly unsatisfactory, as is the case with several of Young's films. It does feel like a novel though, which is a good thing, if you adjust pacing. Caine is excellent and the cast is strong. The production also looks very good in the cleaned-up version on Amazon. Also, a strong feeling and style of mid-sixties Berlin. Very good, but not quite excellent. Recommended for lovers of the genre.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) must help a Soviet defector (Oscar Homolka), disguised as a corpse, cross the Berlin Wall.

Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: Harry Saltzman, Charles Kasher
Production Co: Jovera
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2014
Runtime: 1h 42m

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