Michael Caine Collection: Ipcress File/Educating Rita/Fourth... (1987)
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No. of Discs: 4 Catalogue No: 3711505683 Category: Feature, Drama Format: DVD / Box Set |
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Based on: The novels by Len Deighton/R.L. Stevenson/Frederick Forsythe
Story: Four Michael Caine films ranging from 1965 to 1987. In 'The Ipcress File' (1965) Caine plays Cockney secret service man Harry Palmer in the first of a trilogy of 60s spy capers from the pen of Len Deighton. Here Harry tracks down a missing scientist, only to discover that one of his own superiors is a double agent. 'Kidnapped' (1971) is Delbert Mann's adaptation of the R.L. Stevenson novel, set during the 18th century, which sticks close to the text. David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas) is a recently orphaned young man from a tiny Highland village and the true heir to the title of Master of the Shaws. His uncle Ebenezer (Donald Pleasance) has designs on the title so hires Captain Hosean (Jack Hawkins) to dispose of his nephew. However, David is rescued by rebel Alan Breck (Caine), who is fighting for Scotland's independence from the English but after several escapades Alan realises that his fight is doomed, whereas David manages to foil his uncle's evil plans. In 'Educating Rita' (1983) working-class hairdresser Rita (Julie Walters) enrols for an adult education course in literature at her local university, determined to expand her mind. She is assigned alcoholic lecturer Dr Frank Bryant (Caine), and as Rita's horizons broaden she begins to feel stifled by her home life. Simultaneously, Frank's academic career takes a turn for the worse as his drinking increases. Caine and Walters both received Oscar nominations, as did Willy Russell's screenplay. Finally, 'The Fourth Protocol' (1987) is a Cold War thriller adapted by Frederick Forsyth from his own bestseller. When Soviet spy Valeri Petrofsky (Pierce Brosnan) is charged with bringing about the demise of NATO, he decides his best bet is to detonate an American nuclear bomb at a British air base. The only man who can stand in his way is veteran counter-espionage expert John Preston (Caine), but he must fight the opposition of his bosses before they agree to take the threat seriously.
Starring: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley, Donald Pleasence, Christopher Casson, Pat Daly, Malcolm Douglas, Kim Fortune, Roger Booth, Lawrence Douglas, Vivien Heilbron, Nigel Green, Philip Hurdwood, Guy Doleman, Dearbhla Molloy, Freddie Jones, Sue Lloyd, Godfrey Quigley, Andrew McCulloch, Gordon Jackson, Hilary Reynolds, Russell Waters, Aubrey Richards, Jack Walsh, Jack Watson, Frank Gatliff, Eric Woodburn, Thomas Baptiste, Stanley Meadows, Pierce Brosnan, Glynn Edwards, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson, Anton Rodgers, Caroline Blakiston, Joseph Brady, Matt Frewer, Ronald Pickup, Alan North, John Horsley
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie, Lewis Gilbert, Delbert Mann, John MacKenzie
Music by: David Hentschel, Roy Budd, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Francis Shaw
Produced by: Timothy Burrill, Harry Saltzman, Lewis Gilbert
Written by: Jack Pulman, Willy Russell, James Doran, Bill Canaway, Frederick Forsyth, George Axelrod
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Studio/distributor: ITV DVD
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