Funeral in Berlin (1966)

Michael Caine Caine, repeating his role from The Ipcress File, stars as Harry Palmer, the British sergeant forced to become a counterspy. This time Palmer is sent back to Germany, where his espionage career began, to contact Colonel Stok (Homolka), the Russian head of security for the Berlin Wall. Stok is anxious to defect, and Palmer arranges his escape only to be double-crossed by everyone and his brother. A bit poky, the film isn't quite up to the original, but it's rather better than most sequels of this kind. Featuring a fine cast (Homolka is always worth watching), Funeral in Berlin provides an excellent look at the spy business and an interesting view of postwar Berlin. One more sequel , Billion Dollar Brain, followed.

Cast

Michael Caine, Harry Palmer

Paul Hubschmid, Johnny Vulkan

Oscar Homolka, Col. Stok

Eva Renzi, Samantha Steel

Guy Doleman, Ross

Rachel Gurney, Mrs. Ross

Hugh Burden, Hallam

Thomas Holtzmann, Reinhart

Gunter Meisner, Kreutzmann

Heinz Schubert, Aaron Levine

Production

Producer, Harry Saltzman and Charles Kasher

Director, Guy Hamilton

Writer, Evan Jones (based on the novel by Len Deighton)

Cinematographer, Otto Heller (Panavision, Technicolor)

Editor, John Bloom

Music Composer, Konrad Elfers

Music Director, Harry Rabinowitz