Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

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1h 51min
Crime, Drama
12 Jan 1968 (Ireland)
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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

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	Michael Caine	...	Harry Palmer
	Karl Malden	...	Leo Newbigen
	Ed Begley	...	General Midwinter
	Oscar Homolka	...	Colonel Stok
	Françoise Dorléac	...	Anya (as Francoise Dorleac)
	Guy Doleman	...	Colonel Ross
	Vladek Sheybal	...	Dr. Eiwort
	Milo Sperber	...	Basil
	Janos Kurutz	...	Latvian Gangster
	Alexei Jawdokimov	...	Latvian Gangster
	Paul Tamarin	...	Latvian Gangster
	Izabella Telezynska	...	Latvian Gangster (as Iza Teller)
	Mark Elwes	...	Birkenshaw
	Stanley Caine	...	G.P.O. Special Delivery Boy
	Gregg Palmer	...	First Dutch Businessman
	John Herrington	...	Second Dutch Businessman
	Hans De Vries	...	Third Dutch Businessman
	Fred Griffiths	...	Taxi Driver
	John Brandon	...	Jim
	Tony Harwood	...	Macey
	Donald Sutherland	...	Scientist at Computer
	Michael Stayner	...	Scientist
	George Roubicek	...	Edgar
	Brandon Brady	...	Chief of Security
	Alex Marchevsky	...	Russian Radar Operator
	Peter Forest	...	Second Russian Radar Operator
	Reed De Rouen	...	First Observer
	James Woolf	...	Caller
	Miki Iveria	...	Russian Woman in Train
	Susan George	...	Russian Girl on Train
	Jill Mai Meredith	...	Russian Girl on Train
	Dolly Brennan	...	Old Woman in Gangsters Hut
	Frederick Schrecker	...	Old Man in Train
	Bill Mitchell	...	Guard - Ext. Midwinter's House
	Steve Emerson	...	Russian Plainclothesman
	Mark Moss	...	Russian Plainclothesman
	Max Kirby	...	Shoe Shop Assistant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jack Armstrong	...	Man at Taxi Rank (uncredited)
	Bernard Barnsley	...	Russian Guard (uncredited)
	Roy Beck	...	Technician (uncredited)
	Rodney Cardiff	...	Technician (uncredited)
	Alf Casha	...	Latvian Gangster (uncredited)
	Tony Castleton	...	Technician (uncredited)
	Beau Daniels	...	The Texan (uncredited)
	Alistair Dick	...	Russian Officer (uncredited)
	Hugh Elton	...	Russian Guard (uncredited)
	Ernest Fennemore	...	Russian Officer (uncredited)
	Harry Fielder	...	Cowboy at Barndance (uncredited)
	Charles Gilliard	...	Russian Officer (uncredited)
	Dave Griffiths	...	Midwinter's House Guard (uncredited)
	Gordon Humphries	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Åke Lindman	...	Extra (uncredited)
	Pirkko Mannola	...	Extra (uncredited)
	Jack Ross	...	Naval Rating (uncredited)
	Alex Russell	...	(uncredited)
	Roy Seely	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
	Larry Sheppard	...	Technician (uncredited)
	Bill Strange	...	Russian Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Russell

Written by

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Len Deighton	...	(novel)

John McGrath	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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André De Toth	...	executive producer (as Andre De Toth)
Harry Saltzman	...	producer

Music by

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Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematography by

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Billy Williams

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director of photography

Editing by

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Alan Osbiston

Editorial Department

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Willy Kemplen

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associate editor

Casting By

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Weston Drury Jr.

Production Design by

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Syd Cain

Art Direction by

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Bert Davey

Makeup Department

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Benny Royston	...	makeup artist
Joan Smallwood	...	hairdresser
Freddie Williamson	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Eva Monley

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production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jack Causey	...	assistant director
Jim Brennan	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Ariel Levy	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Colin Grimes	...	assistant art director
Ken Softley	...	contruction manager

Sound Department

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Teddy Mason	...	sound editor (as Ted Mason)
Gordon K. McCallum	...	sound recordist
John W. Mitchell	...	sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
Graham V. Hartstone	...	sound camera operator (uncredited)
Otto Snel	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kit West	...	special effects
Terry Schubert	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Doug Ferris

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matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Steve Claydon	...	camera assistant
David Harcourt	...	camera operator
Sergio Strizzi	...	still photographer (uncredited)
David Wynn-Jones	...	second camera assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Brady	...	wardrobe
Shirley Russell	...	costumes: Françoise Dorléac (as Shirley Kingdon)
Margaret Lewin	...	wardrobe mistress (uncredited)

Location Management

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Robert Watts

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location manager

Music Department

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Marcus Dods

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conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Martelli

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continuity

Additional Crew

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Maurice Binder	...	title designer
Harry Saltzman	...	presenter
Alan Arnold	...	unit publicist (uncredited)
Terry Gilbert	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Leo Jormanainen	...	interpreter: Finnish-English (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Jovera Pictures AG/SA (copyright)
Lowndes Productions Limited

Distributors

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United Artists (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
United Artists (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
United Artists (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
United Artists (A-Asia) (1968) (Australia) (theatrical)
United Artists (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1968) (Norway) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
Warner Home Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD) (for MGM DVD)
United Artists (1968) (France) (theatrical)
Explosive-Media (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Explosive-Media (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Imprint Films (2021) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2010) (Finland) (tv)
Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Warner Home Video (1980) (Finland) (VHS)

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Other Companies

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Chombert (furs: Françoise Dorleac)
Panavision (filmed in)
Honeywell (the producers wish to thank: for the use of their facilities)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Harry Palmer has left the British Secret Service and become a private detective. One of his first assignments is to deliver an apparently innocent Thermos flask to an old friend in Helsinki, Palmer is suspicious of the flask' contents and starts to doubt his friend's motives, and those of his boss, a Texan billionaire. Written by Dave Jenkins Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	sequel concert sniper shootout helicopter See All (79) »
Taglines	Pow . . . Power . . . Brainpower See more »
Genres	Crime Drama Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:A Australia:PG Finland:K-16 Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics Italy:T Japan:G Norway:16 Portugal:M/12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Not Rated United States:Approved West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Un cerveau d'un milliard de dollars (France) Un cerebro de un billón de dólares (Spain) Un cervell de mil milions de dòlars (Spain, Catalan title) Мозък за един милиард долара (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title) I ballada enos kataskopou (Greece) See more »
Runtime	111 min
Official Sites	MGM Studios
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English Russian Finnish
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Helsinki, Finland See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The voice of the computer is Donald Sutherland's. See more »
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". See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Caine Below Zero (1967). See more »
Soundtracks	Billion Dollar Brain (Main Theme) See more »
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". See more »
Quotes	[Harry is shown a terminal of the Brain] Harry Palmer: What does it do, tell fortunes? Leo Newbigen: It makes fortunes: ours! Just a little toy, but it puts the MI5 and the CIA back into the Stone Age. See more »

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