The Man Between
Seen it?1953 | 100 min | Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved North by Northwest, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Carol Reed
- Claire BloomSuzanne Mallison
- James MasonIvo Kern
- Hildegard KnefBettina
- Geoffrey TooneMartin Mallison
- Hilde SessakLizzi
- Aribert WäscherHalendar
- Ernst SchröderOlaf Kastner
- Dieter KrauseHorst
- Karl JohnInspector Kleiber
- Ljuba WelitschOpera singer