The Man Outside (1967 film)

The Man Outside is a 1967 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Van Heflin, Heidelinde Weis and Pinkas Braun.[1] It was first released in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and in Britain in 1968. The story is based on the 1959 novel Double Agent by Gene Stackelberg.

The Man Outside
Directed bySamuel Gallu
Written bySamuel Gallu
Julian Bond
Roger Marshall
Produced byWilliam J. Gell
StarringVan Heflin
Heidelinde Weis
Pinkas Braun
Charles Gray
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byThom Noble
Music byRichard Arnell
Production
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Distributed byLondon Independent Producers (UK)
Allied Artists (US)
Release dates
  • 25 August 1967 (1967-08-25) (W. Germany)
  • 1 May 1968 (1968-05-01) (London)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A disgraced former CIA agent attempts to bring a Russian defector safely to his former bosses.

Cast

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Production

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A standard espionage adventure on the spying-is-a-dirty-business theme, with the usual quota of red herrings, loose ends and double crosses. Van Heflin gives Maclean a rather attractive line in tired charm that underlines his disenchantment with international intrigue. Still, it is hard to maintain sympathy with any spy who has not yet learned from previous films the sheer folly of meeting other agents at Charing Cross Pier. And the banality of the photography (mostly shot from a "seat in the stalls" perspective) is heightened rather than relieved by the occasional use of arty upside-down shots."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Man Outside". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Man Outside". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 35 (408): 92. 1 January 1968 – via ProQuest.
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