Question 1

What unusual instrument was used to create the forlorn mood in the film's score?

Accepted Answer

The main melody was played by John Leach on a cimbalom, a Hungarian dulcimer, as composer John Barry wanted to create a forlorn mood.

Question 2

Why did Michael Caine's character Harry Palmer wear glasses in the film?

Accepted Answer

Michael Caine chose to wear glasses because he expected this to be the first of a franchise and didn't want to be over-identified with the character, allowing him to remove them for other roles.

Question 3

What dramatic gesture did director Sidney J. Furie make on the first day of shooting?

Accepted Answer

On the first day of shooting, director Sidney J. Furie gathered the cast, said 'This is what I think of the script,' and set it on fire.

Question 4

Whose hands are shown in the close-up when Harry Palmer breaks eggs, and why?

Accepted Answer

The hands in the close-up belong to Len Deighton, the book's author, who was an accomplished cook and wrote a comic strip about cooking, which appears on Palmer's kitchen walls.

Question 5

What major film festival featured 'The Ipcress File' in 1965?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965.

The Ipcress File

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