Man in the Middle

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

Feb 5 1964 Approved 1h 34m
Drama, War

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.

Plot

In India during WWII, a US officer confesses the murder of a UK officer. A military veteran is appointed to defend him. Everything looks simple, until he starts investigating the circumstances of the crime and realizes that facts don't fit.

Written by

Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall, Howard Fast

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Cast

Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Talbot Productions, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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Scores
# of Votes
945
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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