Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

The most unusual chain of events that ever held your emotions at gun point.

Directed by Guy Hamilton

Produced by Talbot Productions, Pennebaker Productions

196493 min6.5 / 10

A tense military courtroom thriller set in wartime that pivots from a straightforward murder case into a paranoid conspiracy narrative.

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.

Questions people ask

  • Does Man in the Middle end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Man in the Middle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Man in the Middle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Man in the Middle sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Man in the Middle violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity15

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Surprise53

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Love45

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