The Man Outside (1967 film)
The Man Outside | |
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Directed by | Samuel Gallu |
Written by | Samuel Gallu Roger Marshall |
Produced by | |
Starring | Van Heflin Heidelinde Weis Pinkas Braun Charles Gray |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
Edited by | Thom Noble |
Music by | Richard Arnell |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | London Independent Producers (UK) Allied Artists (US) |
Release dates | 25 August 1967 (W. Germany) 1 May 1968 (London) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Man Outside is a 1967 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Van Heflin, Heidelinde Weis and Pinkas Braun.[1] [2] It was first exhibited in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and then in Britain the following year. The story is based on the 1959 novel Double Agent by Gene Stackelberg.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.
Synopsis[]
A disgraced former CIA agent attempts to bring a Russian defector safely to his former bosses.
Cast[]
- Van Heflin as Bill MacLean
- Heidelinde Weis as Kay Sebastian
- Pinkas Braun as Rafe Machek
- Peter Vaughan as Nikolai Volkov
- Charles Gray as Charles Griddon
- Paul Maxwell as Judson Murphy
- Ronnie Barker as George Venaxas
- Linda Marlowe as Dorothy
- as Brune Parry
- as Austen
- Bill Nagy as Morehouse
- Carole Ann Ford as Cindy
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Burton, Alan. Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press, 2018.
- Taylor, Tadhg. Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows. McFarland, 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1967 films
- 1967 drama films
- 1960s spy drama films
- Allied Artists films
- British films
- British spy drama films
- Cold War spy films
- Films based on American novels
- Films scored by Richard Arnell
- Films directed by Samuel Gallu
- Films set in London
- 1960s British film stubs