Blue Ice | |
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Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
Written by | Ron Hutchinson |
Starring |
Michael Caine Sean Young Ian Holm |
Distributed by | M&M Productions |
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100 mins. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Blue Ice is a 1992 film directed by Russell Mulcahy that stars Michael Caine and Sean Young.
It is a crime thriller involving a former spy (Caine), who is a jazz-club owner, who becomes immersed again in the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.
The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
According to the credits, the character of "Harry Anders" is based on the Ted Allbeury character "Tad Anders." The character was featured in Allbeury's novels Snowball, Palomino Blonde and The Judas Factor. In the books he is described as being of Polish-British descent; in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name also refers to "Harry Palmer", a British spy whom Caine portrayed in a well-known series of films.