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Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain

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Part of Harry Palmer Collection

1967•1h 51m•5.6/10
Thriller

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5.6/10(114)

A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?

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Lowndes Productions Limited

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Harry Palmer

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Leo Newbigen

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

General Midwinter

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

General Stok

Françoise Dorléac

Françoise Dorléac

Anya

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Colonel Ross

Vladek Sheybal

Vladek Sheybal

Dr. Eiwort

Milo Sperber

Milo Sperber

Basil

Janos Kurutz

Latvian Gangster

Alexei Jawdokimov

Alexei Jawdokimov

Latvian Gangster

Paul Tamarin

Latvian Gangster

Izabella Telezynska

Latvian Gangster

Mark Elwes

Mark Elwes

Birkenshaw

Stanley Caine

GPO Special Delivery Boy

Susan George

Susan George

Russian Girl on Train

Miki Iveria

Miki Iveria

Russian Woman on Train

Jill Mai Meredith

Jill Mai Meredith

Russian Girl on Train

John Brandon

John Brandon

Jim

Tony Harwood

Macey

Michael Stayner

Scientist

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