Thriller ·Drama ·Crime · France · 1962 · 1h 48m

Five Miles to Midnight

Le Couteau dans la plaie

Five Miles to Midnight poster
Director
Anatole Litvak
Cast
Sophia Loren as Lisa Macklin Anthony Perkins as Robert Macklin Gig Young as David Barnes Yolande Turner as Barbara Ford Tommy Norden as Johnny Élina Labourdette as Mme. Lafont
Crew
Henri Alekan — Director of Photography Bert Bates — Editor Míkis Theodorakis — Original Music Composer Peter Viertel — Screenplay Hugh Wheeler — Screenplay Anatole Litvak — Producer
Tagline

The Suspense Begins...From the Very First Second!

Synopsis

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

Trailer Five Miles to Midnight — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
newspaperhusband wife relationshipairplanelove trianglestaged deathblackmailmarriageinsurance frauddysfunctional marriagedomestic violenceairplane crashinsurance
Key Collaborators
Anatole Litvak Director Henri Alekan Director of Photography Bert Bates Editor Míkis Theodorakis Original Music Composer Peter Viertel Screenplay Hugh Wheeler Screenplay Anatole Litvak Producer Alexandre Trauner Production Design Guy Laroche Costume Design
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