Predstavlja adaptaciju romana the freedom trap desmonda bagleya, a koji je dijelom bio inspiriran stvarnim dogadajima vezanim uz slucaj britanskog obavjestajca i sovjetske krtice. The mackintosh man 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The mackintosh man manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Music is by maurice jarre and cinematography by oswald morris. Joseph reardon paul newman is a spy that is recruited by the british intelligence to infiltrate a secret spy ring in order to expose a traitor from inside a high ranking government office. Also stream the mackintosh man on your mobile, tablets and ipads. The mackintosh man is een amerikaansbritse thriller uit 1973 onder regie van john huston. Every twist and surprise is so overprepared that any possibility for suspense or shock is eliminated. Academy awardwinning screen legend paul newman stars.
The starfilled movie is very entertaining and the spy thriller plot grabs your attention throughout from the very. Release date 1973 language english studio newmanforeman company distributor warner bros. Seven days in may the mackintosh man soundtrack from 1964, 1973, composed by jerry goldsmith, maurice jarre. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The mackintosh man paul newman dominique sanda james mason 1973 british secret agent joseph reardon paul newman poses as a convicted jewel thief to infiltrate a secret organization and gather information on the g. Classic trailer from the paul newman 1973 thriller the mackintosh man. The mackintosh man 1973 movie posters cinematerial. Also starring james mason and dominique sanda this film was directed by john huston from a screenplay. Only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead a member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. A member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a.
First hollywood movie for french actress dominique sanda mrs. Reasonably entertaining oldfashioned thriller, with british intelligence hiring a freelance. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for the mackintosh man 1973. Seven days in may the mackintosh man soundtrack 1964, 1973. Only the agents immediate superior the mysterious mr.
Paul newman is joseph reardon, a british secret agent commissioned by mackintosh harry andrews to impersonate a jewel thief. Mackintosh man the 1973 only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead. A member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal. The mackintosh man is directed by john huston and adapted to screenplay by walter hill and william fairchild from the freedom trap written by desmond bagley. Although it could have been more romance, the mackintosh man sets paul newman. The mackintosh man trailer directed by john huston. Explore mackintoshmancoats at with international delivery. James mason and dominique sanda in the mackintosh man 1973. Buy the mackintosh man 1973 from amazons movies store. After the life and times of judge roy bean, huston reteamed with paul newman for this labyrinthine spy thriller scripted by legendary action director walter hill.
Mackintosh was born in london, the son of ian mackintosh and his wife daphne cochrane. A british intelligence officer, posing as a diamond thief, is sent to jail for 20 years to catch a gang that has been arranging escapes from prison for wealthy criminals. Mackintosh in the hope that rearden would be able to infiltrate the scarperers and expose their leader, wheeler mason, a powerful and influential politician. British secret agent joseph reardon paul newman poses as a convicted jewel thief to infiltrate a secret organization and gather information on the groups leader, sir george wheeler. It stars paul newman, dominique sanda, ian bannen, james mason, michael horden and harry andrews. Paul newman thriller the mackintosh man opened in new york at loews theaters. Set in england during the cold war years of the 1970s, the mackintosh man paul newman must match wits with conspirators more interested in taking one of their own from an english prison ian bannen, of tinker, tailor, soldier, spy for delivery. Reviewers have criticized the mackintosh mans convoluted plot, but the principal weakness is a slowness of pace which allows even the moderately intelligent viewer to stay well ahead of each complication and resolution.
The mackintosh man is a 1973 britishamerican cold war spy thriller film, directed by john huston and starring paul newman, dominique sanda and james. The mackintosh man is one of those spy thrillers that deliberately distances itself from the girlsandgadgets thrills of the likes of james bond, not only eschewing the glamour of the 007 franchise but shrouding its visuals in a muddy palette in many of its scenes in order to emphasise just how unglamorous it all is. John huston directed this cold war spy thriller from a script by walter hill concerning a british agent trying infiltrate the organization of a nefarious communist spy. Rent the mackintosh man 1973 starring paul newman and dominique sanda on dvd and bluray.
Joseph rearden takes the fall for a robbery and winds up in the scrubs. A member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. Paul newman, dominique sanda and james mason synopsis. The image measures 1975 3000 pixels and is 1256 kilobytes large. The mackintosh man is a reminder that the spy thriller genre gained traction in the 60s and 70s because of some very intriguing movies. Joseph rearden, a british intelligence agent, arrives in london and makes a. From the title of this john huston movie, the mackintosh man, i was half expecting to see star paul newman oddly cast as a british secret. Huston called it a spy thriller with some amusing moments that was similar to his earlier the kremlin letter. It gets better every time i watch it, the sign of a truly great movie.
The mackintosh man 1973 posted on february 11, 2012 1 comment. Synopsis only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead. A freefloating british secret agent goes undercover to extract a highprofile soviet defector from his parliament seat in what turned out to be one of hustons last reckonings with the espionage film. Released 1973, the mackintosh man stars paul newman, dominique sanda, james mason, harry andrews the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
With paul newman, dominique sanda, james mason, harry andrews. Mackintosh knows his identity, and when mackintosh is killed, the agents troubles really start. This is a second contribution to the john huston blogathon currently running at adam zanzies icebox movies site from the title of this john huston movie, the mackintosh man, i was halfexpecting to see star paul newman oddly cast as a british secret agent dressed in a bogartstyle raincoat and wandering through grey, damp streets. A british secret agent infiltrates a secret organization and gathers information on its leader. The wild bunch grew out of an appreciation of the history of westerns, and bonnie and clyde grew out of a keen sense of the role gangster movies played in the events and fantasies of. The mackintosh man, dvd, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 888574445997. John hustons the mackintosh man is perhaps the first antispy movie, in the sense that there have already been antiwesterns and antigangster movies.
The mackintosh man is a 1973 britishamerican cold war spy thriller film, directed by john huston and starring paul newman, dominique sanda and james mason. He was educated at winchester college and the university of oxford where he was a student of magdalen college, oxford and obtained a bachelor of arts degree when. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the mackintosh man 1973 john huston on allmovie. When the police are tipped off about his diamond robbery, reardon is arrested and.
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