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The MacKintosh Man

Seen it?

1973 | 99 min | Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (58% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, 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 Three Days of the Condor, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1973: an older pace and style.

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; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    58% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.1 out of 10

  • 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 impactSolid

    About 34K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Huston

  • Paul NewmanJoseph Rearden
  • Dominique SandaMrs. Smith
  • James MasonSir George Wheeler
  • Harry AndrewsMackintosh
  • Ian BannenRonald Slade
  • Michael HordernBrown
  • Nigel PatrickSoames-Trevelyan
  • Peter VaughanInspector Brunskill
  • Roland CulverThe Judge
  • Percy HerbertTaafe