''The Man Outside'' is a 1967 British

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directed by

Samuel Gallu Samuel Gallu (March 21, 1918 – March 27, 1991) was an American writer and producer and director of film and television. He is also sometimes credited as Sam Gallu.Huckvale p.176 Selected filmography * ''Navy Log'' (1955–58, TV) * ''The Man O ...

and starring

Van Heflin Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. H ...

Heidelinde Weis Heidelinde Weis (born 17 September 1940 in Villach, Carinthia) is an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * ''I'm Marrying the Director'' (1960) * '' Dead Woman from Beverly Hills'' (1964) * ''Condemned to Sin'' (1964) * '' Don't Tell Me Any S ...

and

Pinkas Braun Pinkas Braun (7 January 1923 – 24 June 2008) was a Swiss film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1952 and 2002. He was born in Zürich, Switzerland and died in Munich, Germany. Partial filmography * ''Sky Without Stars'' (1955) - Kom ...

. It was first exhibited in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and then in Britain the following year. The story is based on the 1959 novel ''Double Agent'' by Gene Stackelberg.''

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'' review; 1968, page 92 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A disgraced former

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agent attempts to bring a Russian defector safely to his former bosses.

Cast

as Bill MacLean *

as Kay Sebastian *

as Rafe Machek *

Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known ...

as Nikolai Volkov * Charles Gray as Charles Griddon *

Paul Maxwell Paul Maxwell (born Maxim Popovich; November 12, 1921December 19, 1991) was a Canadian actor who worked mostly in British cinema and television, in which he was usually cast as American characters. In terms of audience, his most notable role w ...

as Judson Murphy *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. ...

as George Venaxas *

Linda Marlowe Linda Virginia Marlowe (née Bathurst, born 26 July 1940) is an Australian-born British film, theatre, and television actress. She is noted for her association with Steven Berkoff, performing in many of his theatrical works, creating a one-woman ...

as Dorothy * Gary Cockrell as Brune Parry * Larry Cross as Austen *

Bill Nagy Bill Nagy (born October 26, 1987) is a former American football center and guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin. He was also a member of the ...

as Morehouse *

Carole Ann Ford Carole Ann Lillian Ford ( Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of ''The Day of the Tr ...

as Cindy

References

Bibliography

* Burton, Alan. ''Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960''. Vernon Press, 2018. * Taylor, Tadhg. ''Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1967 films 1967 drama films 1960s spy drama films Allied Artists films British spy drama films Cold War spy films Films based on American novels Films scored by Richard Arnell Films directed by Samuel Gallu Films set in London 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub