Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Michael Caine speelt de rol van Harry Palmer, een oudlegerkorporaal die in ruil voor kwijtschelding van zijn gevangenisstraf als spion voor de Britse Troon wordt ingezet. Palmer zal worden uitgezonden naar Berlijn, waar hij een dissidente Russische generaal uit de nesten moet edden. Nadat Palmer de opdracht met tegenzin heeft geaccepteerd, zet hij een begrafenis in scène om de Russische generaal te laten ontsnappen.Tot overmaat van ramp wordt het verkeerde lichaam uit Rusland getransporteerd. Tegen de achtergrond van het indrukwekkende Berlijn probeert Caine, zo nu en dan afleiding zoekend in de armen van vrouwelijk schoon, ondanks alles het hoofd koel te houden.
Regiseur:
Guy Hamilton
Schrijver:
Evan Jones
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Michael Caine as Harry Palmer |
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Paul Hubschmid as Johnnie Vulkan |
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Oskar Homolka as Colonel Stok |
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Eva Renzi as Samantha Steel |
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Guy Doleman as Ross |
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Hugh Burden as Hallam |
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Heinz Schubert as Aaron Levine |
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Wolfgang Völz as Werner |
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Thomas Holtzmann as Reinhardt |
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Günter Meisner as Kreutzman |
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Herbert Fux as Artur |
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Rainer Brandt as Benjamin |
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Rachel Gurney as Mrs. Ross |
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John Abineri as Rukel |
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David Glover as Chico |
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Sarah Brackett as Babcock |
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Charlotte Brummerhoff as Black Widow |
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Ira Hagen as Monica |
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Erhart Stettner as Old Man |
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Freda Bamford as Alice (uncredited) |
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Pauline Chamberlain as Lady on the London Bus (uncredited) |
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Patrick Halpin as Commuter (uncredited) |
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Ursula Heyer as Bar Girl (uncredited) |
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Marthe Keller as Brigit (uncredited) |
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Edward Meeks as East German Guard (uncredited) |
| Writing | Evan Jones | Screenplay |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Harry Saltzman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Len Deighton | Novel |
| Production | Charles D. Kasher | Producer |
| Editing | John Bloom | Editor |
| Directing | Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Sound | Konrad Elfers | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Gillett | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Eileen Head | Continuity |
| Production | Clifford Parkes | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Ben Rayner | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Peter Medak | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Peter Murton | Art Direction |
| Camera | Bernard Ford | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Benny Royston | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Karl H. Elsner | Production Manager |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Ken Adam | Production Design |
| Camera | Godfrey A. Godar | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Harry Rabinowitz | Conductor |
| Directing | David Bracknell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Peter T. Davies | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Lesley Walker | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Harry Arbour | Construction Manager |
| Camera | Brian Elvin | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Owen-Smith | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Vernon Dixon | Set Dresser |
| Production | Frank Ernst | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Freddie Williamson | Makeup Artist |