Blue Ice (film)


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, who is a jazz-club owner, who becomes immersed again in the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.

Cast

The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
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 a well-known series of films.