Funeral in Berlin is a movie directed by Guy Hamilton in 1966 and based on the book of the same name by Len Deighton, first published in 1964. The movie features Michael Caine, Oskar Homolka, Paul Hubschmid, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman, Hugh Burden, and others.
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Storyline
British secret agent Harry Palmer is sent to Berlin by his superior Colonel Ross to arrange the defection of Colonel Stok, a prominent Soviet intelligence officer. Palmer is sceptical but links up with Johnny Vulkan, an old German friend and former criminal associate, who now runs the Berlin station for British intelligence.
Movie vs Book
Year
1966
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Funeral in Berlin
Director: Guy Hamilton
Country: UK
Year: 1966
Length: 1h42m
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Year
1964
Pages
390
Book Rate
7.98
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Book
Funeral in Berlin
Author: Len Deighton
Country: UK
First published in: 1964
Length: 390 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Secret File
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