Man in the Middle (1963)

Film details

Featuring

Robert Mitchum France Nuyen Barry Sullivan
Countries

United Kingdom USA
Year

1963
Genres

Medical drama War Legal and Courtroom drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Winston Affair Alternative
The Winstone Affair Alternative

Synopsis

In an Anglo-American camp at the end of World War II American Lieutenant Winston shot a British sergeant in front of 11 witnesses. He is to be tried for murder. Barney Adams, detailed to handle the defence, is forewarned that the verdict must be 'guilty'. He believes Winston to be insane and Kate Davray, a nurse in the psychiatric department confirms that Dr. Kaufman's report has been rejected by the Lunacy Commission. Barney persuades Kaufman and the British psychiatrist, Major Kensington, to testify in court. Kaufman is killed in a crash on his way there but Major Kensington gives medical evidence of paranoia. Winston breaks down and is lead away completely insane.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams
    
    Robert Mitchum
  - Nurse Kate Davray
    
    France Nuyen
  - General Kempton
    
    Barry Sullivan
  - Major John Kensington
    
    Trevor Howard
  - Lieutenant Charles Winston
    
    Keenan Wynn
  - Major Leon Kaufman
    
    Sam Wanamaker
  - Colonel Burton
    
    Alexander Knox
  - Lieutenant Oscar Morse
    
    Gary Cockrell
  - Lieutenant Harvey Bender
    
    Nicholls, Robert
  - Colonel Shaw
    
    Michael Goodliffe
  - Sergeant Jackson
    
    Errol John
  - Major Fred Smith
    
    Paul Maxwell
  - Captain Alec Gunther
    
    Lionel Murton
  - Colonel H. Thompson
    
    Russell Napier
  - Captain Dwyer
    
    Jared Allen
  - Colonel Mayburt
    
    David Bauer
  - Major Wycliff
    
    Edward Underdown
  - Major Poole
    
    Howard Marion-Crawford
  - Staff Sergeant Alfred Quinn
    
    Mitchell, William
  - Corporal Zimmerman
    
    Al Waxman
  - Corporal Burke
    
    Glenn Beck
  - Corporal Baxter
    
    Frank Killibrew
  - lieutenant at Sikri
    
    Ed Bishop
  - Major Clement
    
    Terence Cooper
  - Major Hennessy
    
    Graham Skidmore
  - Colonel Burnside
    
    Skelton, Terry
  - Colonel Winovich
    
    Paul Blomley
  - Colonel Kelly
    
    Alistair Barr
  - Major McCabe
    
    Brian Vaughan
  - Major Cummings
    
    Julian Burton
  - Captain Brown
    
    Ron Bruce
  - Lieutenant Coombs
    
    Graeme Bruce
  - Lieutenant Wells
    
    David Randall
  - Sergeant Wilson
    
    David Cargill
  - Sergeant Johnson
    
    Alister Williamson
  - Major Lawson
    
    Bruce Boa
  - British correspondent
    
    Robert Bruce
  - British correspondent
    
    William Dexter
  - American correspondent
    
    Francis Napier
  - Indian correspondent
    
    Panday, Basdeo
  - Indian bearer
    
    Ishaq Bux
  - GI
    
    Bill Edwards
  - education officer
    
    John Woodnutt
  - US nurse
    
    Pat Moore
  - British private
    
    Patrick O'Connor
  - British private
    
    Peter Porteous
  - MP
    
    Steve Donahue
  - MP
    
    Harold Sanderson
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Guy Hamilton
  - Production Company
    
    Pennebaker Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Ltd. Belmont Productions
  - Producer
    
    Walter Seltzer
  - Assistant to producer
    
    Jock MacGregor
  - Production Supervisor
    
    David Middlemas
  - Assistant Director
    
    Kip Gowans
  - Screenplay
    
    Keith Waterhouse
  - Screenplay
    
    Willis Hall
  - Original novel
    
    Howard Fast
  - Director of Photography
    
    Wilkie Cooper
  - Editor
    
    John Bloom
  - Art Director
    
    John Howell
  - Orchestral music scored and directed
    
    John Barry
  - Theme music
    
    Lionel Bart
  - Sound
    
    Les Hammond
  - Sound
    
    Len Shilton
  - Technical Adviser
    
    Myron Cochran