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The Man in the Road (1956)

The Man in the Road poster
Directed by
Lance Comfort
Genre
crime film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is found unconscious on a road and becomes the target of both criminals and authorities. A thriller about a mysterious identity and a dangerous conspiracy that unfolds in 1950s Britain.

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What happens

The Man in the Road is a 1956 British second feature thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack. It was written by Guy Morgan based on the 1952 novel He Was Found in the Road by Anthony Armstrong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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