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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[DefectorFromCommieLand "I wish to defect. But there are... conditions."]]'']]

''Funeral in Berlin'' is a 1966 film directed by Creator/GuyHamilton, based on the [[SpyFiction spy novel]] by Creator/LenDeighton. It is the second of the Film/HarryPalmer series starring Creator/MichaelCaine, following ''Film/TheIpcressFile'' and itself followed by ''Film/BillionDollarBrain''.

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect, but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Once Palmer reaches Berlin, though, things quickly become much more complicated as at least two other factions become involved in what was meant to be a simple operation -- a beautiful young woman and an old acquaintance of Harry's, who both turn out to be not who they appear to be.

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!!''Funeral in Berlin'' contains examples of:
* CheckpointCharlie: The Berlin Wall version. [[spoiler:The whole thing is a Soviet setup to catch the people who smuggle out defectors.]]
* CompositeCharacter: In the novel, the defector is a scientist named Semitsa, and Colonel Stok is a KGB double-agent facilitating the defection. The two characters are combined in the film.
* GambitPileup: British Intelligence, a Russian KGB Colonel, Mossad and a Nazi war criminal are all trying to stay a step ahead of each other. [[spoiler:Harry Palmer, the supposed UnwittingPawn to everyone involved, was actually ahead of them from quite early on.]]
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The eponymous funeral happens at the halfway point of the film. [[spoiler:The rest of the film deals with the revelation that Vulkan is the mysterious ex-Nazi Broum, and his conflict with the Israelis.]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: After coming to from getting knocked out, the first thing Palmer asks for is a brandy.
* NaziGold: Paul Broum stole millions in gold during World War II, and now wants to get it out of the SwissBankAccount he left it in.
* TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction: Harry Palmer is picked up by a beautiful young woman (who is later revealed to be an Israeli agent) in a West Berlin bar and invited back to her flat. He goes along with it but is not convinced for a moment that her motives are genuine, telling his German contact that "she picked me up last night, and--with my irresistible charm--I want to know why, and who she's working for." Despite his suspicions, she still manages to distract him long enough for her associates to search his hotel room.
* RansackedRoom: Harry Palmer and Samantha Steele return to her apartment to find it ransacked and her mother's pearls missing.
* SameLanguageDub: Eva Renzi was dubbed by Nikki Van der Zyl (who also dubbed several [[Film/JamesBond Bond girls]]), while David Glover was dubbed by Dinsdale Landen.
* SavedByTheCoffin: The defector gets smuggled by faking his death and being taken across the Berlin Wall in a coffin. The idea has been reused several times, such as in the TV series ''Series/JasonKing'' and ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''.
* SexyShirtSwitch: We're introduced to Harry Palmer in his flat and a random girl is wearing one of his shirts.
* SpyFiction: Quintessential Stale Beer. Long coats, [[BlackAndGreyMorality morally iffy actions]] and backstabbing in the bombed-out ruins of Berlin - yup, it's definitely dirty 60s spy fiction.
* TakeItToTheBridge: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glienicke_Bridge Glienicke Bridge]], the famous "Bridge of Spies" itself, is featured prominently.
* TapOnTheHead: Vulkan knocks Harry out with a wrench.
* UnwittingPawn: Harry, at least for a while. [[spoiler: But nowhere ''near'' as long as the other factions think.]]
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