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
Tony Schumacher (British author) Tony Schumacher (British author) Tony Schumacher is a British author,screenwriter and broadcaster from Liverpool. His first novel, "The Darkest Hour" is an alternate history, set in a 1940s UK after a German Victory in World War II. It was generally well received. His second book, The British Lion, was released by the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins, and was also well received in both the USA and UK. The third novel in the John Rossett series is "An Army of One" and was published in August 2017. He has self-published several other works including "Rear View Mirror: Stories from the