Funeral in Berlin

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Sharp-tongued East End spy Harry Palmer once again finds himself in the middle of a dangerous situation, this time in East Berlin, where he has been sent to track down suspicious Soviet defector Col. Stok.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Guy Hamilton
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1966 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 14, 2001
Runtime:

102 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Home Video

Cast

Michael Caine
as Harry Palmer

Eva Renzi
as Samantha Steel

Oscar Homolka
as Col. Stok

Paul Hubschmid
as Johnny Vulkan

Guy Doleman
as Ross

Rachel Gurney
as Mrs. Ross

Hugh Burden
as Hallam

Thomas Holtzmann
as Reinhart

Günter Meisner
as Kreutzmann

Heinz Schubert
as Aaron Levine

Wolfgang Völz
as Wemer

Klaus Jepsen
as Otto Rukel

Herbert Fux
as Artur

Rainer Brandt
as Benjamin

Ira Hagen
as Monika

Marthe Keller
as Brigit

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Critic Reviews for Funeral in Berlin

All Critics (8) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2)

Faithful hardcore genre fans will find much to like here among the cloaks and daggers.... On the other hand, the pacing is slow and the twisty, sometimes flabby script might be frustrating for a viewer not fully engaged with such skullduggery.

Apr 6, 2006 | Full Review…

Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
disjointed and disappointing

Sep 13, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Tony Medley
tonymedley.com
Second and least successful entry in the Harry Palmer series has its moments.

Dec 4, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Funeral in Berlin is a smooth and slickly done espionage movie that derives most of its success from the fact that actor Michael Caine is so able.

Nov 20, 2003 | Full Review…

Tony Mastroianni
Cleveland Press

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Audience Reviews for Funeral in Berlin

Jun 29, 2012

A fair spy thriller with a laidback, more morose Caine as Harry Palmer, in an even bleaker plot than the first one, It has some interesting twists. but the tension is not consistent, Director Guy Hamilton can't quite reproduce Sidney J. Furie's style, the one thing that made the first film so appealing.

Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
Jul 17, 2008

Not quite as good as the first, but Michael Caine is a delight as Harry Palmer, and plenty of twists and turns keep you guessing until the end. Oscar Homolka as Colonel Stok is also lots of fun.

Anthony V Super Reviewer
Jun 19, 2007

This second in Michael Caine's series of three "Harry Palmer" films is very good spy movie. Caine can do no wrong; his brittle performance and the authentic footage of the Berlin Wall add considerably to the film's bleak tone.

Dean M Super Reviewer