Blue Ice is a 1992 crime thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Michael Caine and Sean Young.
Premise A former spy, who is a jazz club owner, becomes immersed back into 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 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: 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.
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