Funeral in Berlin

British agent Harry Palmer is sent to Berlin to facilitate the defection of Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer in charge of security at the Berlin Wall. While Stok expresses a desire to flee to the West, Palmer finds the evidence of his sincerity contradictory. Working with a contact named Johnny Vulkan, Palmer organizes a clandestine escape, only to discover that he is being manipulated by Stok, Vulkan, and a woman named Samantha.

This thriller was directed by Guy Hamilton, marking the fifth project in a career of 13 films, released after Goldfinger and before Battle of Britain. The movie stars Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, alongside Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman, and Hugh Burden. Produced by Paramount and Lowndes Productions Limited, the film featured a credited cast of 25 people and a screenplay written by Evan Jones.

The film received generally positive responses from audiences, earning a 6.8 rating on IMDb from 8,600 votes and a 6.4 on TMDB from 170 votes. In contrast, film critics gave the movie a lower rating of 5.6 based on 10 reviews.