The Man Between
“Terror! Vice! Violence! He stopped at nothing!”
1953 · 1 h 40 min
Carol ReedCast
James Mason 
Claire Bloom 
Hildegard Knef 
Geoffrey Toone Aribert Wäscher 
Ernst Schröder
Credits
Written by: 
Harry Kurnitz
Plot
A British woman visiting post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage affair involving a mysterious man.
Sinekatalog’s take
Carol Reed's thriller, with James Mason and Claire Bloom, is atmospheric, with ruins and shadow.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,961 votes)
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