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Blue Ice (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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
The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
* 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; in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name also refers to "Harry Palmer", a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.
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