The Mackintosh Man
The Mackintosh Man is a 1973 British Cold War spy thriller film, directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda and James Mason.
Plot
Joseph Rearden, a British Intelligence agent, arrives in London and makes a rendezvous with Mackintosh, the head of his organisation, in a discreet office located just off Trafalgar Square. Mackintosh and his deputy, Mrs Smith, inform him of a simple way to steal diamonds which are transported via the postal service to avoid attention. This he does, apparently getting successfully away after punching a postman, and making off with the diamond-filled parcel. However, that evening, in his hotel room he is paid a visit by two Metropolitan Police detectives who have received an anonymous phone call advising them about the robbery. They are unconvinced by Rearden's pretence to be an innocent Australian who has recently arrived in London.
More details
| author | Walter Hill |
|---|---|
| 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 help high speed hm prison chelmsford hotel room house of commons house of commons of the united kingdom intelligence agent intelligence officer kgb kidnap making of masquerade meet metropolitan police mexican standoff mole old friend phone call police detective postal service royal mail secret location smoke screen spring sting operation suspect trafalgar square valletta wanted man west |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| producer | John Foreman |
| productionCompany | Newman-Foreman Company |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Malta Pinewood Studios Republic of Ireland |
| theme | spy |