Five Miles to Midnight
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Duration Country France/Italy/United States | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 12 December 1962 (1962-12-12) (France) Initial release December 12, 1962 (France) Cast (Lisa Macklin), (Robert Macklin), (David Barnes), (Alan Stewart) Similar movies Hotel du Nord (1938) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Five Miles to Midnight (French: Le Couteau dans la plaie, literally The Knife in the wound) is a 1962 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. It starred Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins. It was produced through Filmsonor S.A., Dear Film Produzione and Mercury, and distributed by United Artists.
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Plot
Immediately after Lisa (Loren) declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert (Perkins), he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor (Gig Young), Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.
The film takes place primarily in Paris. Lisa is Italian; Robert is American.
Production
The film was directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Litvak and Louis Wipf from a screenplay by Peter Viertel and Hugh Wheeler with dialogue by Maurice Druon, based on an idea by André Versini. The musical score was written by Mikis Theodorakis for the film, which also includes music by Jacques Loussier and Giuseppe Mengozzi. The cinematography was by Henri Alekan.
The film stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins, with Gig Young, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yolande Turner, and Tommy Norden.
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References
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