Wargames

If you’re an American, you can ignore this post — the below films are too subtle/sophisticated for your tastes ¹.

If, however, you are a European (or at least an honourary European like le Patron) then … although Billion Dollar Brain and Midnight in St Petersburg are pretty terrible and only worth watching for completion’s sake … you could do worse than spend a rainy Saturday/Sunday afternoon/evening watching them.

The Day of the Jackal

The Ipcress File

Funeral In Berlin

Billion Dollar Brain

Bullet To Beijing

Midnight In St Peterburg

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Top tip for le Patron: technical specifications and a fold-out diagram for building the rifle in The Day of the Jackal are included with the (hardcover) Franklin Mint special edition of the novel ².

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¹ You should stick to James Bond/G.I. Joe/whatever.

² Nudge, nudge — a nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat.