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  • Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
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    112 min | Crime, Drama
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Approved
112 min | Crime, Drama

Lisa Macklin, an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and Lisa says she does not want to see him again. She is with newspaperman Alan Stewart that ...See moreLisa Macklin, an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and Lisa says she does not want to see him again. She is with newspaperman Alan Stewart that evening when she learns Robert's plane has crashed with no survivors. Waking from sedation after the funeral, Lisa finds Robert in their flat, injured but alive. He was thrown clear of the crash by a lucky twist of fate. He now plans to collect the $120,000 insurance he took out at the airport. Once Lisa collects the money and turns it over to him, she will finally be rid of him. She attempts to get advice from Stewart, but he has been replaced by David Barnes. Lisa's life becomes a tortuous ordeal, at work, at home, faced with a fugitive husband and a growing love for David, who suspects everything. Finally her nightmare concludes when she finally gets the check and meets Robert. As they drive to the Belgian border, he reveals he never intended giving her up to Barnes or anyone else. If she dares go, he will tell the police all and she will be arrested--as accessory to fraud. Lisa realizes she must take the desperate step to freedom. Once taken, there is no turning back. Written by alfiehitchie See less
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Director
Writers
Peter Viertel (screenplay) (adaptation) | Hugh Wheeler (screenplay) | André Versini (original idea)
Producer
Cinematographer
Henri Alekan (photographed by)
Editor
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Updated Dec 12, 1962

Release date
Mar 20, 1963 (United States)

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Cast

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45 cast members
Name Known for
Sophia Loren
Lisa Macklin Lisa Macklin   See fewer
Anthony Perkins
Robert Macklin Robert Macklin   See fewer
Gig Young
David Barnes David Barnes   See fewer
Yolande Turner
Barbara Ford Barbara Ford   See fewer
Tommy Norden
Johnny (as Thomas Norden) Johnny (as Thomas Norden)   See fewer
Elina Labourdette
Mme. Lafont Mme. Lafont   See fewer
Mathilde Casadesus
Mme. Duval Mme. Duval   See fewer
Jacqueline Porel
Actress Actress   See fewer
Pascale Roberts
Streetwalker Streetwalker   See fewer
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alan Stewart Alan Stewart   See fewer
Daniele Barbier
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Bouillaud
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Yves Brainville
Monsieur Dompier (uncredited) Monsieur Dompier (uncredited)   See fewer
Roland Catalano
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
R.K. Cunningham
Le vice-consul (uncredited) Le vice-consul (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Dane
Une employée (uncredited) Une employée (uncredited)   See fewer
Paula Dehelly
La standardiste (uncredited) La standardiste (uncredited)   See fewer
Germaine Delbat
L'employée de la compagnie d'assurances (uncredited) L'employée de la compagnie d'assurances (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Falavigna
Pharmacist (uncredited) Pharmacist (uncredited)   See fewer
Ghislaine
Le mannequin (uncredited) Le mannequin (uncredited)   See fewer
Gabriel Gobin
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Nina Grégoire
Une vendeuse (uncredited) Une vendeuse (uncredited)   See fewer
Clément Harari
M. Schmidt (uncredited) M. Schmidt (uncredited)   See fewer
René Hell
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gérard Hernandez
Le serveur qui fait savoir à Lisa qu'on lui téléphone (uncredited) Le serveur qui fait savoir à Lisa qu'on lui téléphone (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Hébey
Nikandros (uncredited) Nikandros (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Kearns
Capt. Wade (uncredited) Capt. Wade (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Laroche
Guy Laroche (uncredited) Guy Laroche (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacques Marin
Le policier dactylo (uncredited) Le policier dactylo (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Michel
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Alain Morat
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Moro
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Musson
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Danielle Mérange
Une employée (uncredited) Une employée (uncredited)   See fewer
Michèle Nadal
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Nicot
Mrs. Wade (uncredited) Mrs. Wade (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Ozenne
Monsieur Babasse (uncredited) Monsieur Babasse (uncredited)   See fewer
Gisèle Préville
Mrs. Harrington (uncredited) Mrs. Harrington (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacques Rispal
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sophie Réal
Housemaid (uncredited) Housemaid (uncredited)   See fewer
Régine
Régine (uncredited) Régine (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Rémy
L'inspecteur (uncredited) L'inspecteur (uncredited)   See fewer
Sylvain
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicolas Vogel
Eric Ostrum (uncredited) Eric Ostrum (uncredited)   See fewer
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