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Feature film — 1964

Man in the Middle (1964)

6.51h 33mWar — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 25 votes.

Talbot Productions / Pennebaker Productions

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Director: Guy Hamilton

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Cast & crew

Robert Mitchum as Lt. Col. Barney Adams

Robert Mitchum

Lt. Col. Barney Adams

France Nuyen as Kate Davray

France Nuyen

Kate Davray

Barry Sullivan as General Kempton

Barry Sullivan

General Kempton

Trevor Howard as Major Kensington

Trevor Howard

Major Kensington

Keenan Wynn as Lieut. Winston

Keenan Wynn

Lieut. Winston

Sam Wanamaker as Major Kaufman

Sam Wanamaker

Major Kaufman

Alexander Knox as Colonel Burton

Alexander Knox

Colonel Burton

Gary Cockrell as Lieut. Morse

Gary Cockrell

Lieut. Morse

Robert Nichols as Lieut. Bender

Robert Nichols

Lieut. Bender

Michael Goodliffe as Colonel Shaw

Michael Goodliffe

Colonel Shaw

Errol John as Sgt. Jackson

Errol John

Sgt. Jackson

Paul Maxwell as Major Smith

Paul Maxwell

Major Smith

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