Underplayed Gems

The Man Between (1953)

The Man Between poster
Directed by
Carol Reed
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 69 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British woman visits post-war Berlin and gets entangled with an espionage ring smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain. She is drawn into a world of deception and danger in the divided city.

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What happens

The Man Between (also known as Berlin Story) is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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