The Mackintosh Man (1973)

Original title

The MacKintosh Man

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film, spy film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A jewel thief is recruited as a spy and sent to break a Soviet agent out of prison in England. He discovers the spy ring is more complicated than he expected.

tensesuspensefulmethodicalgrittycold warparanoiddeliberate

What happens

The Mackintosh Man is a 1973 Cold War spy film directed by John Huston from a screenplay by Walter Hill, based on the 1971 novel The Freedom Trap by English author Desmond Bagley. Paul Newman stars as Joseph Rearden, a jewel thief-turned-intelligence operative, sent to infiltrate a Soviet spy ring in England, by helping one of their agents break out of prison. The cast also features Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern and Ian Bannen. Filmed in England, Malta, and Ireland, The Mackintosh Man was released in the United States by Warner Bros. on July 25, 1973, where it received a mixed critical response. Huston called it "a spy thriller with some amusing moments" that was similar to his earlier The Kremlin Letter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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