Summary
To escape a life of misery in Italy after the war, Lisa marries Robert
Macklin, an unstable and jealous man. In Paris, where she works
in a beauty parlour, Lisa becomes increasingly distressed by Robert’s
erratic behaviour. One day, Robert has to go away for a business
trip. On the way to the airport, Lisa tells him about her
intention to divorce him. A few hours later, Lisa hears that her
husband’s aeroplane has crashed and that there are apparently no
survivors. Lisa thinks that, at last, she can start a new life,
but it isn’t so. Robert did not take the aeroplane and returns to
Paris incognito. He coerces Lisa in a diabolical plan that will
allow him to cash in on his life insurance...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Anatole Litvak
- Script: André Versini, Peter Viertel, Hugh Wheeler, Maurice Druon
- Music: Mikis Theodorakis
- Cast: Sophia Loren (Lisa Macklin), Anthony Perkins (Robert Macklin), Gig Young (David Barnes), Jean-Pierre Aumont (Alan Stewart), Yolande Turner (Barbara Ford), Tommy Norden (Johnny), Mathilde Casadesus (Mme. Duval, Concierge), Billy Kearns (Capt. Wade), Barbara Nicot (Regine), Louis Falavigna (Pharmacist), Elina Labourdette (Mme. Lafont), Régine (Mrs. Wade), Pascale Roberts (Streetwalker), Sophie Réal (Housemaid), Jean Ozenne (Mons. Babasse), Clément Harari (Mons. Schmidt), Nicolas Vogel (Eric Ostrum), Gisèle Préville (Mrs. Harrington), Jean Hébey (Nikandros), Yves Brainville (Mons. Dompier), Guy Laroche (Guy Laroche), Marc Doelnitz, Bibi Morat, Michèle Nadal, Jacqueline Porel, Jacques Rispal, Jacques Marin, Bernard Musson (Police Officer)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min
- Aka: Five Miles to Midnight
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