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The Man Between

The Man Between

Terror! Vice! Violence! He stopped at nothing!

19537.11h 40m

Overview

A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.

Directed by Carol Reed
Written by Harry Kurnitz, Walter Ebert
Produced by Hugh Perceval, Carol Reed
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Top Cast

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Suzanne Mallison

James Mason

James Mason

Ivo Kern

Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Knef

Bettina

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Martin Mallison

Hilde Sessak

Hilde Sessak

Lizzi

Aribert Wäscher

Aribert Wäscher

Halendar

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Olaf Kastner

D

Dieter Krause

Horst

Karl John

Karl John

Inspector Kleiber

L

Ljuba Welitsch

Opera singer

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanyfalling in lovebritish noirpost war

About The Man Between

The Man Between is a thriller film released in 1953 exploring themes of berlin, germany, falling in love, british noir, post war. Directed by Carol Reed, it stars Claire Bloom, James Mason, Hildegard Knef. A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.

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