The Ipcress File (film) The Ipcress File (film) The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel, "The IPCRESS File" (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century. This film and its sequels were a deliberately downbeat alternative to the hugely successful James Bond films, even though one of the Bond producers, Harry
The Thin Red Line (novel) has been adapted for cinema twice, first by Andrew Marton in 1964, then by Terrence Malick in 1998. The Thin Red Line (novel) The Thin Red Line is American author James Jones's fourth novel. It draws heavily on Jones's experiences at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse during World War II's Guadalcanal campaign. The author served in the United States Army's 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. "The Thin Red Line", originally published in September 1962, shares its central characters with Jones's other two World War II novels, though with their names necessarily altered,