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Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin

It was going to be a lovely funeral. Harry ‘Ipcress File’ Palmer just hoped it wouldn’t be his …

19666.41h 42m

Overview

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Directed by Guy Hamilton
Written by Evan Jones, Len Deighton
Produced by Charles D. Kasher
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Top Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Harry Palmer

Paul Hubschmid

Paul Hubschmid

Johnnie Vulkan

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Colonel Stok

Eva Renzi

Eva Renzi

Samantha Steel

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Ross

Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

Hallam

Heinz Schubert

Heinz Schubert

Aaron Levine

Wolfgang Völz

Wolfgang Völz

Werner

Thomas Holtzmann

Thomas Holtzmann

Reinhardt

G

Günter Meisner

Kreutzman

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanyenglandberlin wallspycold warsecret intelligence servicedefectionswinging 60seast germanyharry palmer

About Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin is a thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of berlin, germany, england, berlin wall, spy, cold war, secret intelligence service. Directed by Guy Hamilton, it stars Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka. Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

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