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Billion Dollar Brain

  • 1967
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 51m
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6.0/10
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Michael Caine and Françoise Dorléac in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
A former British spy stumbles onto a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?
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British spy-turned-detective Harry Palmer stumbles upon an oil tycoon's plot to overthrow Communism using a supercomputer.British spy-turned-detective Harry Palmer stumbles upon an oil tycoon's plot to overthrow Communism using a supercomputer.British spy-turned-detective Harry Palmer stumbles upon an oil tycoon's plot to overthrow Communism using a supercomputer.

  • Director
    • Ken Russell
  • Writers
    • Len Deighton
    • John McGrath
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Karl Malden
    • Ed Begley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Russell
    • Writers
      • Len Deighton
      • John McGrath
    • Stars
      • Michael Caine
      • Karl Malden
      • Ed Begley
    • 88User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Michael Caine and Karl Malden in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Michael Caine and Karl Malden in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Françoise Dorléac in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Françoise Dorléac in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Michael Caine in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Michael Caine and Oskar Homolka in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Michael Caine in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Michael Caine and Karl Malden in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Françoise Dorléac in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
    Ed Begley in Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Harry Palmer
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Leo Newbigen
    Ed Begley
    Ed Begley
    • Gen. Midwinter
    Oskar Homolka
    Oskar Homolka
    • Col. Stok
    • (as Oscar Homolka)
    Françoise Dorléac
    Françoise Dorléac
    • Anya
    • (as Francoise Dorleac)
    Guy Doleman
    Guy Doleman
    • Col. Ross
    Vladek Sheybal
    Vladek Sheybal
    • Dr. Eiwort
    Milo Sperber
    Milo Sperber
    • Basil
    Janos Kurutz
    • Latvian Gangster
    Alexei Jawdokimov
    • Latvian Gangster
    Paul Tamarin
    • Latvian Gangster
    Izabella Telezynska
    Izabella Telezynska
    • Latvian Gangster
    • (as Iza Teller)
    Mark Elwes
    • Birkenshaw
    Stanley Caine
    Stanley Caine
    • G.P.O. Special Delivery Boy
    Gregg Palmer
    • First Dutch Businessman
    John Herrington
    • 2nd Dutch Businessman
    Hans De Vries
    • 3rd Dutch Businessman
    Fred Griffiths
    • Taxi Driver
    • Director
      • Ken Russell
    • Writers
      • Len Deighton(novel "Billion Dollar Brain")
      • John McGrath(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The voice of the computer is Donald Sutherland's.
    • Goofs
      When Harry Palmer is being taken to the concert, he passes a sign in Russian that says "Mopchdt" which is a meaningless unpronounceable misspelling of "Molchat" meaning "silence".
    • Quotes

      Harry Palmer: OK, Leo, what's the catch?

      Leo Newbigen: There's no catch.

      Harry Palmer: Then who gets killed?

      Leo Newbigen: Nobody gets killed.

      Harry Palmer: There's no catch, and nobody gets killed? I'd still like to know more about it, Leo.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, crew names are written in all uppercase letters, with the exception of Production Manager Eva Monley whose name is written "eva monley".
    • Alternate versions
      31 seconds of the original movie are missing on the MGM DVD release of 2004. The licensing rights of the Beatles song "A Hard Day's Night", which was heard in the scene where Harry meets Basil, were too expensive so they cut the whole scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Caine Below Zero (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Billion Dollar Brain (Main Theme)
      Composed and Arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett

      Orchestra conducted by Marcus Dods

    User reviews88

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Not great, but with some points of interest.
    When ex-agent Harry Palmer recieves a mysterious request to deliver a flask to Finland in return for a fee, Col. Ross forcibly re-employs him with British Intelligence. Palmer is ordered to proceed to Finland with the flask (which contains deadly nerve gas), in an attempt to infiltrate the organisation of Texan oil billionaire Gen. Midwinter, who is believed to be behind an anti-Soviet plot of some kind.

    The third and final of the Harry Palmer films (if you don't count the two woeful straight to cable efforts of the mid-nineties) is generally considered to be the weakest. The strength of both 'The Ipcress File' and 'Funeral In Berlin' was that they were the complete antithesis of the Bond films, portraying the spying game as mundane, shadowy and unglamorous. However, with 'Billion Dollar Brain' maverick director Ken Russell presents the audience with an outlandish plot and large futuristic sets, which seem at odds with the style of its predecessors. The result is that the film appears to be aping Bond, and as such the character of Palmer is less effective.

    Despite these shortcomings there are pleasures to be had. Michael Caine once again displays wit and charm as Palmer, Guy Doleman is his usual droll self as Ross and Oskar Homolka makes a very welcome return as Col. Stok. Ed Begley gives his all as the lunatic Midwinter, Karl Malden provides reliable support as an old aquaintence of Palmer, and the tragic Francois Dorleac lends an exotic mystery to her character. The snowbound Finnish locations are beautifully filmed and the production design by Bond man Syd Cain is very stylish.

    Ultimately the film is let down by rather wild and undisciplined direction and a cartoonish finale. It's a shame that 'Billion Dollar Brain' strayed so far from the template of the previous films, but its by no means all bad, and can be reasonably entertaining if you're in the right mood.
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    • KEVMC
    • Nov 2, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • MGM Studios
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Das Milliarden Dollar Gehirn
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Jovera Pictures AG/SA
      • Lowndes Productions Limited
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $214
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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