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MASTER SCORE 76.1 / 100
1953·Crime / Drama / Romance·1h 40m

THE MAN BETWEEN

“Terror! Vice! Violence! He stopped at nothing!”

A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.

Above the Line
Carol Reed·DirectorHarry Kurnitz·ScreenplayWalter Ebert·ScreenplayDesmond Dickinson·Director of PhotographyJohn Addison·Original Music ComposerBert Bates·Editor
Cast
Claire Bloom·Suzanne MallisonJames Mason·Ivo KernHildegard Knef·BettinaGeoffrey Toone·Martin MallisonHilde Sessak·LizziAribert Wäscher·HalendarErnst Schröder·Olaf KastnerDieter Krause·HorstKarl John·Inspector KleiberLjuba Welitsch·Opera singer
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 3
Carol Reed·DirectorAdrian Pryce-Jones·Assistant DirectorJack N. Green·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Harry Kurnitz·ScreenplayWalter Ebert·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Desmond Dickinson·Director of PhotographyHans Schneeberger·Director of PhotographyRay Hearne·Still PhotographerKenneth J. Withers·Clapper Loader
Editing· 1
Bert Bates·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
John Addison·Original Music ComposerKen Ritchie·Boom OperatorBarbara Hopkins·Sound
Art & Design· 2
Bridget Sellers·Costume DesignTony Sforzini·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Carol Reed·ProducerHugh Perceval·ProducerRaymond Anzarut·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Gladys Atkinson·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
76.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
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