The Man in the Road (1956)
- 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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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