Man in the Middle
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Guy Hamilton
Robert Mitchum
France Nuyen
Barry Sullivan
Trevor Howard
Keenan Wynn
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Friction develops between American and British troops stationed in India during World War II and culminates in physical outbreaks between the troops when Lieutenant Winston, an American, shoots British Staff Sergeant Quinn before 11 witnesses. American General Kempton assigns Lieut. Col. Barney Adams to defend Winston at his court-martial, assuring him that the Army Lunacy Commission has found Winston fit and sane. Adams is informed by nurse Kate Davray that Colonel Burton, who headed the lunacy commission, refused to accept the report of the hospital's psychiatric head, Dr. Kaufman, who believes Winston is a psychopath. Burton is anxious to have Winston convicted and hanged to patch the strained relations between the two forces. Adams instructs Kaufman to bring his report to the trial, but when Burton is informed of this order he transfers Kaufman to a distant hospital. Adams visits British Major Kensington; this qualified psychiatrist also considers Winston to be psychopathic but has been warned not to interfere. Kensington believes Winston killed Quinn out of a feeling of victimization because Quinn, a sergeant, had the same duties as Winston, a lieutenant. Winston, in an interview with Adams, raves that he killed Quinn for defiling the white race by consorting with a black woman. Though he despises Winston, Adams refuses to rig the trial, and he holds back his defense, waiting for Kaufman to arrive as a witness. When he learns that Kaufman has been killed in an accident on the way to the trial, Adams calls Kensington to the stand after establishing that no member of the lunacy commission is a qualified psychiatrist. As Kensington describes Winston's mental illness to the court, Winston cracks and begins raving. Adams wins his case and spends a few days of peace and happiness with nurse Davray before leaving the area. The friction between the troops is eased, and they prepare to enter battle in complete unity.
Director
Guy Hamilton
Cast
Robert Mitchum
France Nuyen
Barry Sullivan
Trevor Howard
Keenan Wynn
Sam Wanamaker
Alexander Knox
Gary Cockrell
Robert Nichols
Michael Goodliffe
Errol John
Paul Maxwell
Lionel Murton
Russell Napier
Jared Allen
David Bauer
Edward Underdown
Howard Marion Crawford
Bill Mitchell
Al Waxman
Glenn Beck
Frank Killibrew
Edward Bishop
Terence Cooper
Graham Skidmore
Terry Skelton
Paul Blomley
Alistair Barr
Brian Vaughan
Julian Burton
Crew
Olga Angelinetta
Ivy Baker
John Barry
Lionel Bart
John Bloom
Myron, (m. Sgt. Usaf) Cochran
Wilkie Cooper
Leon Davis
Frank Drake
Kip Gowans
Willis Hall
Les Hammond
Joyce Herlihy
John Howell
Jock Macgregor
Angela Martelli
Matt Mccarthy
David Middlemas
Walter Seltzer
Len Shilton
Talbot--pennebaker
Sydney Turner
Keith Waterhouse
Harvey Woods
Max E. Youngstein
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Produced in England; location scenes filmed in India. Working title: The Winstone Affair.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964
Cinemascope
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964
