The Man Between (1953)




James Mason, Claire Bloom - The Man Between




On a visit to post-war Berlin to see her brother and his German wife Bettina, Susanne Mallison becomes aware of the mysteries and tensions that surround her sister-in-law. Things become clearer when Bettina reluctantly takes Susanne into the Eastern Sector. There they meet Ivo Kern, a one-time lawyer who is being blackmailed into luring a man called Kastner into East Berlin. Kastner is helping refugees escape to the West. When she finds that Susanne is attracted to Kern, Bettina makes a startling confession.


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Books with substantial mentioning of The Man Between

Clive Hirschhorn
The Films of James Mason
London, 1975

Books with an entry on The Man Between

Ivan Butler
Cinema in Britain, An illustrated Survey
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973



Year: 1953
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
German
Russian
 
IMDb: 0046031