Five Miles to Midnight
Five Miles to Midnight (French: Le Couteau dans la plaie, literally The Knife in the wound) is a 1962 Franco-Italian international co-production drama film produced and 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.
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.
Cast
- Albert Michel
- Albert Rémy
- Anthony Perkins
- Billy Kearns
- Charles Bouillaud
- Clément Harari
- Élina Labourdette
- Gabriel Gobin
- Germaine Delbat
- Gig Young
- Gisèle Préville
- Jacqueline Porel
- Jacques Marin
- Jacques Rispal
- Jean Hébey
- Jean Ozenne
- Jean-Pierre Aumont
- Jean Sylvain
- Mathilde Casadesus
- Michèle Nadal
- Nicolas Vogel
- Pascale Roberts
- Paula Dehelly
- Régine Zylberberg
- René Hell
- Sophia Loren
- Tommy Norden
- Yolande Turner
- Yves Brainville
More details
author | André Versini Hugh Wheeler Maurice Druon Patrick Quentin Peter Viertel |
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contentLocation | Paris |
director | Anatole Litvak |
editor | Bert Bates |
genre | drama |
keywords | life insurance mental breakdown plane crash |
musicBy | Mikis Theodorakis |
producer | Anatole Litvak Louis Wipf |
publisher | United Artists |
recordedAt | Paris |