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] [2] It was first exhibited in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and then in Britain the following year. The story is based on the 1959 novel Double Agent by Gene Stackelberg.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

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

Synopsis

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

Cast

References

  1. Variety film review; 8 May 1968.
  2. Taylor p.201
  3. Monthly Film Bulletin review; 1968, page 92

Bibliography

  • Burton, Alan. Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press, 2018.
  • Taylor, Tadhg. Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows. McFarland, 2015.
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