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Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight

The Suspense Begins...From the Very First Second!

19625.71h 48mNR

Overview

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

Directed by Anatole Litvak
Written by Peter Viertel, Maurice Druon, André Versini
Produced by Anatole Litvak
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Top Cast

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Lisa Macklin

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Robert Macklin

Gig Young

Gig Young

David Barnes

Yolande Turner

Yolande Turner

Barbara Ford

Tommy Norden

Tommy Norden

Johnny

Élina Labourdette

Élina Labourdette

Mme. Lafont

Mathilde Casadesus

Mathilde Casadesus

Mme. Duval

Jacqueline Porel

Jacqueline Porel

Pascale Roberts

Pascale Roberts

Streetwalker

Marc Doelnitz

Marc Doelnitz

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Themes & Keywords

newspaperhusband wife relationshipairplanelove trianglestaged deathblackmailmarriageinsurance frauddysfunctional marriagedomestic violenceairplane crashinsuranceinjuryjealous husband1960sinsurance scamunhappy marriageitalian woman20th centuryhusband wife conflictestranged husbandplane accidents

About Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1962 exploring themes of newspaper, husband wife relationship, airplane, love triangle, staged death, blackmail. Directed by Anatole Litvak, it stars Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young. American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

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