The Mackintosh Man
The Mackintosh Man is a 1973 Cold War spy film directed by John Huston from a screenplay by Walter Hill, based on the novel The Freedom Trap by English author Desmond Bagley. Paul Newman stars as Joseph Rearden, a jewel thief-turned-intelligence operative, sent to infiltrate a Soviet spy ring in England, by helping Ronald Slade, one of their agents, break out of prison. The cast also features Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern and Ian Bannen.
Plot
Joseph Rearden, a petty criminal-turned-agent for British intelligence, arrives in London. There, MI5 officer Mackintosh and his deputy, Mrs. Smith, inform Rearden of a way to steal diamonds which are transported via the postal service. This he does, punching a postman in the process. That evening, however, two detectives visit Rearden's hotel room.
More details
| author | Walter Hill |
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| contentLocation | England London |
| director | John Huston |
| editor | Russell Lloyd |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | british intelligence build cargo net drug embarrass even follow force galway guard dog hm prison chelmsford hotel room house of commons house of commons of the united kingdom intelligence officer kgb kidnap masquerade meet mi5 mole old friend petty criminal postal service royal mail secret location spring sting operation suspect valletta wanted man west |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| producer | John Foreman |
| productionCompany | Newman-Foreman Company |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Ireland Malta Pinewood Studios |
| theme | spy |