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6.2/10   1,295 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Walter Hill (screenplay)
Desmond Bagley (novel)
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Release Date:
25 July 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Only Mackintosh can save them now - And Mackintosh is dead!
Plot:
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. full summary | add synopsis
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User Reviews:
Somewhat disappointing more (20 total)

Cast

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Paul Newman ... Rearden
Dominique Sanda ... Mrs. Smith

James Mason ... Sir George Wheeler
Harry Andrews ... Mackintosh
Ian Bannen ... Slade
Michael Hordern ... Brown
Nigel Patrick ... Soames-Trevelyan
Peter Vaughan ... Brunskill
Roland Culver ... Judge
Percy Herbert ... Taafe
Robert Lang ... Jack Summers
Jenny Runacre ... Gerda
John Bindon ... Buster
Hugh Manning ... Prosecutor
Wolfe Morris ... Malta Police Commissioner
Noel Purcell ... O'Donovan
Donald Webster ... Jervis
Keith Bell ... Palmer
Niall MacGinnis ... Warder
Eddie Byrne ... Fisherman

Shane Briant ... Cox
Michael Poole ... Mr. Boyd
Eric Mason ... Postman
Ronald Clarke ... Attendant
Antony Viccars ... Salesman
Dinny Powell ... Young
Doug Robinson ... Danahoe (as Douglas Robinson)
Jack Cooper ... 1st Motor Cyclist
Marc Boyle ... 2nd Motor Cyclist
Marcelle Castillo ... Madeleine
Nosher Powell ... Armed Guard
Terence Plummer ... Dark Man (as Terry Plummer)
Joe Cahill ... 1st Guard
Gerry Alexander ... 2nd Guard
John McDarby ... Old Man at Bus Stop
Donal McCann ... 1st Fireman
Joe Lynch ... 1st Garda
Seamus Healy ... Countryman in Pub
Tom Irwin ... 2nd Fireman
Pascal Perry ... 2nd Garda
Steve Brennan ... Pub Customer
Vernon Hayden ... Pub Customer
Brendan O'Duill ... Pub Customer (as Brendon O'Duill)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Fielder ... Convict in prison (uncredited)
Leo Genn ... Rollins [defence lawyer] (uncredited)
Clarissa Kaye-Mason ... Guest at reception (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Huston 
 
Writing credits
Walter Hill (screenplay)

Desmond Bagley (novel "The Freedom Trap")

William Fairchild  uncredited

Produced by
John Foreman .... producer
William Hill .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Maurice Jarre 
 
Cinematography by
Oswald Morris 
 
Film Editing by
Russell Lloyd 
 
Casting by
Weston Drury Jr.  (as Weston Drury Jnr.)
 
Production Design by
Terence Marsh  (as Terry Marsh)
 
Art Direction by
Alan Tomkins 
 
Makeup Department
George Frost .... makeup artist
Hugh Richards .... makeup artist
A.G. Scott .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M. James Arnett .... second unit director (as James Arnett)
Colin M. Brewer .... assistant director (as Colin Brewer)
Chris Kenny .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Peter James .... set dresser
Michael Redding .... construction manager
 
Sound Department
Basil Fenton-Smith .... sound
Leslie Hodgson .... sound editor (as Les Hodgson)
Gerry Humphreys .... sound
Don Sharpe .... sound editor (as Don Sharp)
Peter Desbois .... sound (uncredited)
Terry Sharratt .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ron Ballinger .... special effects
Cliff Richardson .... special effects
 
Stunts
Joe Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jimmy Turrell .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elsa Fennell .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Eunice Beharrell .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Maurice Jarre .... conductor
 
Other crew
Barbara Allen .... production secretary
Terence A. Clegg .... location manager (as Terry Clegg)
Penny Daniels .... continuity
Robin Douet .... location manager
Gladys Hill .... assistant: Mr. Huston
Arthur S. Newman Jr. .... assistant to producer (as Arthur S. Newman Jnr.)
Geoff Freeman .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Annabelle King .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) | UK:AA (cut) (theatrical rating) (1973) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Canada:PG
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During a break in filming, James Mason took a evening stroll around Dublin. He noticed that he was being followed by a woman, obviously someone who recognized him. Eventually she approached him and asked "Excuse me sir, but would you be Mr. James Mason in his later years?" more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in the side window of the truck when Rearden drives off to meet the airplane at the airfield. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Smith: [speaking of the gravely injured Mackintosh] There is a letter. He always writes one. It's to be given to the Prime Minister in case of his death.
Joseph Rearden: Well, who's got it?
Mrs. Smith: His solicitor.
Joseph Rearden: Well, get it! Tell him it's an emergency!
Mrs. Smith: An act of Parliament couldn't open that envelope before he dies.
Joseph Rearden: Fly to London. Smother Mackintosh with his pillow.
Mrs. Smith: No, I wouldn't do that. He's my father.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Poliziotto senza paura (1977) more

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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Somewhat disappointing, 22 January 1999
5/10
Author: Wizard-8 from Victoria, BC

While never actively bad, this thriller just isn't exceptional. The first half isn't bad (we keep wondering why Newman is doing these things, and we wonder where he's going and what's going to happen), though it somehow lacks "oomph" to everything. In the second half, it starts to get dull. You won't be clear on everything in the end, and the climax came off more as a whimper than a bang. Nowhere near the worst movie in the world, but you can give it a miss despite Huston directing and Newman starring. This didn't do very well at the box office when it first came out, and it's easy to see why.

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