Mann am Draht (1967)
Der ehemalige Geheimdienstmann Sam Laker wird von britischen Stellen in ein gefährliches Spiel hineingezogen: Als sein Sohn entführt wird, muss er nach Ost‑Berlin reisen und Informationen beschaffen, um das Leben seines Kindes zu retten. Der Film verknüpft persönliche Erpressung mit kalter Agentenpolitik und eskalierenden Spannungen.
Der Regisseur:
Sidney J. Furie
Der Autor:
Stanley Mann
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Frank Sinatra as Sam Laker |
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Peter Vaughan as Martin Slattery |
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Nadia Gray as Karen Gisevius |
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Toby Robins as Ruth |
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Derren Nesbitt as Colonel Hartmann |
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Edward Fox as Ritchie Jackson |
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Inger Stratton as Anna |
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Cyril Luckham as Cabinet minister |
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J.A.B. Dubin-Behrmann as Joseph |
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Michael Newport as Patrick Laker |
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Roy Hanlon as |
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Victor Beaumont as |
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Stanley Meadows as |
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George Murcell as |
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James Payne as Man at Printing Press (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney J. Furie | Director |
| Writing | Stanley Mann | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francis Clifford | Novel |
| Editing | Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Sound | Harry Sukman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Peter Proud | Art Direction |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pat Moon | Continuity |
| Camera | David Wynn-Jones | Assistant Camera |