Mirage (1965)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Writers:

Howard Fast (novel)
Peter Stone (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 1965 (Sweden)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Is The Key In His Mind...Or In Her Arms?

Plot:

A New York man suffers amnesia. He soon learns that he's mixed up in a life-and-death situation, but what exactly is it?

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | Flashlight | Psychiatrist | Private Detective | Military Officer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	David Stillwell
Diane Baker	...	Shela
Walter Matthau	...	Ted Caselle
Kevin McCarthy	...	Sylvester Josephson
Jack Weston	...	Lester
Leif Erickson	...	The Major - Crawford Gilcuttie
Walter Abel	...	Charles Stewart Calvin
George Kennedy	...	Willard
Robert H. Harris	...	Dr. Augustus J. Broden
Anne Seymour	...	Frances Calvin
House Jameson	...	Bo - Old Man in Stairway
Hari Rhodes	...	Det. Lt. Franken
Syl Lamont	...	Benny - Apartment Attendant
Eileen Baral	...	Irene
Neil Fitzgerald	...	Joe Turtle

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Norway:16 | Netherlands:6 | USA:Approved | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

Dr. Broden: But whatever that horrible thing that happened... I don't want to know about it!
David Stillwell: Broden, there's no doubt you're a brilliant scientist... But you're not much of a doctor, or of a human being, either.
Dr. Broden: [to himself, after David leaves] God knows.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Altered Steele (#2.4)" (1983)

Marvellous Mirage!

Gripping thriller from start to finish, deserving top marks all around. A man has lost his memory and the story progressively unravels the truth as to who he is and what happened. Well done to Cinemax for providing this wonderful drama as quite simply most of the movies on many of the cable channels are barely worthy of a few minutes before switching off.But not this one; there is a star-studded cast of excellent professional actors and as I missed the opening credits I assumed (until I learnt from here) that this was not a Hitchcock picture, though very much in his style.The ambience, script, camera work and direction are all first rate and why cannot current film makers learn from Mirage how to make a decent drama!? What I especially like is that there are no unnecessary sub-plots, simply a full throttle dramatic play, concentrating on one compelling story line. 10 out of 10.