tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post2623273808799928054..comments2024-03-08T20:21:22.820+00:00Comments on The Deighton Dossier: Never a cross wordDeighton Dossierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764108300942425651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-49161036955432110062022-07-01T20:06:59.276+01:002022-07-01T20:06:59.276+01:00Interesting information, although very dated.
Harr...Interesting information, although very dated.<br />Harry Saltzman, was a very shrewd producer, and a businessman, who had purchased the film rights of many Bond novels, well before Broccoli arrived on the scene. His influence was seen in the production of the first few Bond films. His gut reaction of picking the Ipcress File novel for a film version, although he was busy as a co-producer of the Bond film following the highly successful Dr No , demonstrated his timing and business acumen. He knew that John Barry, who rearranged Dr No's music, after the original music director failed to make it count, was looking for an opportunity to prove his expertise, a director who wanted to stamp his mark on a new film and above all, the fast developing Cold War subtle spy craft then. The film was a success. Salzman, then knew that he should quickly follow this with Funeral in Berlin, to capture the interest of the viewers, who like me at that time were reading about the Cold War setting in the divided Berlin. Picking Guy Hamilton as the director was a master stroke, as he was considered early for the Dr No film, ,but was not available then. Horse Under Water was not going to be filmed during that fast developing and intense Cold War scenarios in the divided Berlin. Timing was of the essence .<br />Producers borrow money,, whether it is for a TV series or a full-length film., and pick what they want to produce at least to break even financially. It is like tech start up.. Difficult to predict the success. I have not heard about the financial success of the Ipcress File mini TV series. It was soun well for the viewing of the younger generation.<br />I may be wrong, but I cannot see in what way Horse Under Water could be filmed , keeping in mind that it has to attract younger viewers.The Nazi theme had its days.<br /><br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064679725920605819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-46319335441215809952022-06-20T06:01:05.269+01:002022-06-20T06:01:05.269+01:00As a crossword fan its use in 'Horse Under Wat...As a crossword fan its use in 'Horse Under Water' was an amusing addition to the style of the Harry Palmer books that I immediately took to. It certainly complemented the public service scenery that the character inhabits- enduring the tedium of the job with the available distractions of the time. It is among my favourites of Deighton's with 'An Expensive Place to Die' and 'Funeral in Berlin'. As you have posted over the years many would love to see films of #2 and #5 and the comments from your last post refer to the question of 'Horse Under Water' after the latest, well shot and cast- 'Ipcress File'.<br />At the risk of rehashing this as a topic do we know if the Saltzman company or whomever else may still have the rights/options and intentions on filming Secret Files #2 and #5?cameron duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706713303473723903noreply@blogger.com