The Man Outside (1967 film)
The Man Outside is a 1967 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Van Heflin, Heidelinde Weis and Pinkas Braun.[1] [2] It was first exhibited in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and then in Britain the following year. The story is based on the 1959 novel Double Agent by Gene Stackelberg.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.
| The Man Outside | |
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| Directed by | Samuel Gallu |
| Produced by | William J. Gell |
| Written by | Samuel Gallu Julian Bond Roger Marshall |
| Starring | Van Heflin Heidelinde Weis Pinkas Braun Charles Gray |
| Music by | Richard Arnell |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
Production company | Trio Film Group W |
| Distributed by | London Independent Producers (UK) Allied Artists (US) |
Release date | 25 August 1967 (W. Germany) 1 May 1968 (London) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
A disgraced former CIA agent attempts to bring a Russian defector safely to his former bosses.
Cast
- Van Heflin as Bill MacLean
- Heidelinde Weis as Kay Sebastian
- Pinkas Braun as Rafe Machek
- Peter Vaughan as Nikolai Volkov
- Charles Gray as Charles Griddon
- Paul Maxwell as Judson Murphy
- Ronnie Barker as George Venaxas
- Linda Marlowe as Dorothy
- Gary Cockrell as Brune Parry
- Larry Cross as Austen
- Bill Nagy as Morehouse
- Carole Ann Ford as Cindy
References
- Variety film review; 8 May 1968.
- Taylor p.201
- Monthly Film Bulletin review; 1968, page 92
Bibliography
- Burton, Alan. Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press, 2018.
- Taylor, Tadhg. Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows. McFarland, 2015.
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