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 Michael Caine in still from film |
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| Directed by | Guy Hamilton |
| Produced by | Charles D. Kasher |
| Written by | Len Deighton (novel) Evan Jones |
| Starring | Michael Caine Paul Hubschmid Eva Renzi Oscar Homolka Hugh Burden |
| Music by | Konrad Elfers |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1966 U.S. release |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
Funeral in Berlin is a 1966 film based on the spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the second of three films following the characters from the initial film, The IPCRESS File; the third, Billion-Dollar Brain, is arguably somewhat questionable in its approach to espionage.
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Plot summary
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, wants to defect. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for their agent Harry Palmer to organize his escape from East Germany. However, things are not how they initially seem.
Production notes
- The role of Samantha Steel was originally assigned to Anjanette Comer. Due to illness she could not continue in the role and Eva Renzi replaced her.
DVD release
Funeral In Berlin was released as a Region 1 DVD on August 14, 2001. It was presented in Anamorphic Widescreen with English and French soundtracks in Dolby Digital Mono. A Region 2 version was released in 2004, in 4 languages and with subtitles for 24 languages.
External links
Funeral in Berlin at the Internet Movie Database
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