Directed by:
John HustonCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Peter Vaughan, Roland Culver, Percy Herbert, Niall MacGinnis (more)VOD (1)
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Spy thriller in which British agent Joseph Reardon (Paul Newman) who is tasked by the mysterious espionage mastermind Mackintosh to impersonate an Australian agent and deliberately take the fall for a diamond robbery, landing him in prison so that he can form an alliance with a notorious criminal. Not all is as it seems, though, in this taught adaptation of Desmond Bagley's novel THE FREEDOM TRAP. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
Dominique Sanda
France
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James Mason
UK
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Harry Andrews
UK
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Ian Bannen
UK
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The Hill (1965)
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Michael Hordern
UK
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Peter Vaughan
UK
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Roland Culver
UK
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Thunderball (1965)
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Percy Herbert
UK
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Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
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Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
Shane Briant
UK
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Leo Genn
UK
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Donal McCann
Ireland
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Robert Lang
UK
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Othello (1965)
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Eric Mason
USA
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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
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Nigel Patrick
UK
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Clarissa Kaye-Mason
Australia
Best movies:
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Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV movie)
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John Bindon
UK
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Terence Plummer
UK
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Donald Webster
UK
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