After the end of the Cold War, retired British spy Harry Palmer is working with ex-KGB operatives to prevent North Korea developing biological weapons, when he is called on to undertake a mission to recover a deadly man-made virus, which has been stolen from a Russian agent and is being transported to China by train. Thriller sequel, with Michael Caine reprising his role from The Ipcress File alongside Jason Connery, Mia Sara, Michael Gambon and Sue Lloyd