Blue Ice (film)
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| Written by | Ron Hutchinson |
| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
| Starring | Michael Caine Sean Young Bob Hoskins Ian Holm |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO Pictures |
| Budget | $7,000,000 |
| Release | |
| Original release | July 31, 1993 |
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Blue Ice is a 1992 crime thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Michael Caine and Sean Young.
Premise
Blue Ice 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.[1]
Cast
- Michael Caine as Harry Anders
- Sean Young as Stacy Mansdorf
- Ian Holm as Sir Hector
- Bob Hoskins as Sam Garcia
- Jack Shepherd as Stevens
- Bobby Short as Buddy
- Alun Armstrong as Osgood
- Alan MacNaughtan as Lewis Mandorf
- Sam Kelly as George
- Phil Davis as Westy
- Patricia Hayes as Old Woman
The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts:[2]
- Tom Boyd - oboe
- Dave Green - bass
- Michael Kamen - orchestrator
- Anthony Kerr - vibes
- Peter King - alto sax
- Gerard Presencer - trumpet
- Pete Thomas - saxophone/composer:additional music
- Charlie Watts - drums
- Steve Williamson - tenor sax
Production
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, while in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name is also an allusion to Harry Palmer, a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Blue Ice at IMDb
- Blue Ice at Rotten Tomatoes
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