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
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 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.
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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)
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