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Funeral in Berlin

1966Movie1 h 42 min

Thriller
64
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Rotten Tomatoes60%73%

A gripping, tense thriller movie about mystery and crime.

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Story

It was going to be a lovely funeral. Harry ‘Ipcress File’ Palmer just hoped it wouldn’t be his …

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Feels like

  • Cold War Espionage
  • Intrigue & Betrayal
  • Cynical Spy Thriller
  • Berlin Setting
  • Moral Ambiguity
  • Atmospheric
  • Slow-Burn Suspense
  • British Intelligence

Cast

19 of 19

Crew

Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Written by
Len Deighton, Evan Jones
Produced by
Charles D. Kasher
Music by
Konrad Elfers

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Facts

December 22, 1966 · 1 h 42 min · Violence

Released
December 22, 1966
Runtime
1 h 42 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Thriller
Original language
English
Also spoken
German
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
31 countries

Tropes

Checkpoint Charlie, Composite Character, Gambit Pileup +9

  • Checkpoint Charlie
  • Composite Character
  • Gambit Pileup
  • Halfway Plot Switch
  • I Need a Freaking Drink
  • Nazi Gold
  • The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction
  • Saved by the Coffin
  • Ransacked Room
  • Take It to the Bridge
  • Unwitting Pawn
  • Same Language Dub

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Where can I stream Funeral in Berlin?

Hoopla

In the United States, Funeral in Berlin is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is Funeral in Berlin worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%). Audiences rate it higher (71 out of 100) than critics (60).