Man in the Middle

Unrated

2/5/19641h 33m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The most unusual chain of events that ever held your emotions at gun point. ~

Overview:

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

world war ii
india
court martial

Cast

Robert Mitchum

~ as ~

Lt. Col. Barney Adams

France Nuyen

~ as ~

Kate Davray

Barry Sullivan

~ as ~

General Kempton

Trevor Howard

~ as ~

Major Kensington

Keenan Wynn

~ as ~

Lieut. Winston

Sam Wanamaker

~ as ~

Major Kaufman

Alexander Knox

~ as ~

Colonel Burton

Gary Cockrell

~ as ~

Lieut. Morse

Robert Nichols

~ as ~

Lieut. Bender

Michael Goodliffe

~ as ~

Colonel Shaw

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
"Col. Adams" (Robert Mitchum) is drafted in to conduct the defence, at court martial, of an American officer accused of murdering a British NCO in India. There's no doubt about the crime, nor that it was committed as charged so it all looks like fait accompli. "Adams" finds his grey cells starting to twitch when seemingly pointless obstacles are strewn in front of him. One witness is transferred suddenly and those supposed to be facilitating his work start to impede it. One conversation starts to ring alarm bells - perhaps his client isn't competent? Might he have a defence of insanity? That causes great consternation amongst the higher-ups who seem content to sacrifice their man for the sake of Anglo-American relationships. Ironically enough, it is the British doctor "Maj. Kensington" (Trevor Howard) who seems to want the truth told at the trial - but can they make their presence felt against some pretty formidable odds? This film benefits from quite an interesting storyline and a lead actor who is on decent form delivering a solid script. There are plenty of familiar faces amongst the supporting cast and there is just enough jeopardy to keep it interesting for ninety minutes before a fairly lively denouement.