Movie # 6

Number six on the "also ran" list is The Ipcress File starring Michael Caine as a sort of anti hero/anti spy, Harry Palmer.  Perhaps the opposite of James  Bond's suave sophisticate, Palmer is lower middle class and makes no excuse for it.  His rank is well beneath that of his handlers who are typical officer class with their bowler hats and rolled umbrellas.  One scene I always liked was when he visits one of these bosses, Colonel Ross, who is snipping the heads off roses in his garden in favor of the weeds.  "Protecting the strong against the weak," was his explanation.  You can read about the movie here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ipcress_File_(film)