{"id":79518,"date":"2021-12-30T14:52:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T21:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79518"},"modified":"2022-01-01T23:32:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T06:32:23","slug":"man-between-the-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79518","title":{"rendered":"Man Between, The (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Berlin is a strange, large city; there are many reasons why a girl should simply vanish from the streets.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Poster.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a young British woman (Claire Bloom) comes to visit her brother (Geoffrey Toone) and his new wife (Hildegard Knef) in West Berlin, she quickly finds herself caught up in a complex web of intrigue involving a man (James Mason) with mysterious ties to both Knef and East Berlin.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Reed Films<\/li>\n<li>Claire Bloom Films<\/li>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>James Mason Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Refugees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200\"><em>The Third Man<\/em> (1949)<\/a> was such a success for director Carol Reed that his choice to make a similarly themed film just two years later (this time based on a screenplay by Harry Kurnitz and Eric Linklater, set in Berlin eight years before the construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Wall\">the Wall<\/a>) seems to have colored critics&#8217; perceptions. As in Jacques Tourneur&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33258\"><em>Berlin Express<\/em> (1948)<\/a> &#8212; and, to a certain extent, Billy Wilder&#8217;s more satirical, American-centric <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49432\"><em>A Foreign Affair<\/em> (1948)<\/a> &#8212; we&#8217;re presented with the stark reality of a traumatized, war-damaged German landscape. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1283\" height=\"945\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4.png 1283w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cityscape4-367x270.png 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear from the opening scenes that Knef (who looks astonishingly like Ginger Rogers) is distressed and distracted about something, though we don&#8217;t know what: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1287\" height=\"941\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6.png 1287w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Knef6-369x270.png 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, her over-worked husband (Toone) is so busy helping refugees (shown here jam-packed in the background): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1297\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1.png 1297w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Toone-1-379x270.png 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; that he doesn&#8217;t appear to notice his wife&#8217;s concerns. Once Mason enters the picture, we suspect we&#8217;ll begin to learn more about Knef&#8217;s past and his involvement in it &#8212; which we gradually do. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"939\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef.png 1279w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason-Bloom-Knef-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following a key kidnapping sequence, however, the focus shifts away from Knef and towards Bloom, who seems to have fallen for Mason but isn&#8217;t sure who to trust or believe. <\/p>\n<p>To say more would give away key elements of the twist-laden, at times Hitchcockian narrative, which merits watching without spoilers. Suffice it to say that Reed (with support from DP Desmond Dickinson) once again brings a particular city to life (as he did for Vienna in <em>The Third Man<\/em>, and [unnamed] Belfast in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52953\"><em>Odd Man Out<\/em><\/a>), filling it with atmospheric sets and locations &#8212; including a meet-up in a skating rink: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1284\" height=\"927\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating.png 1284w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Skating-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a stalking on snowy winter streets: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1329\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield.png 1329w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield-1024x719.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield-128x90.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield-768x539.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Snowy-Windshield-385x270.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; an escape from an opera house: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1275\" height=\"931\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House.png 1275w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Opera-House-370x270.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a clever ruse at a generator site: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1289\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery.png 1289w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Machinery-376x270.png 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; an encounter with a wary prostitute (Hilde Sessak): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1287\" height=\"929\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1.png 1287w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Sessak-1-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a tense climax at the border, among others: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol.png 1279w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Border-Patrol-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This film remains well worth a look on its own merits, as long as viewers can resist comparing it to <em>The Third Man<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Having just watched <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/myW1Padwxqk\">a History Channel documentary<\/a> about the Berlin Wall to help my older daughter with a school project, I found myself particularly interested in seeing how Berliners&#8217; lives and loyalties might be portrayed at the time this film was made &#8212; and to me, Reed&#8217;s depiction rings reasonably true (albeit with plenty of added atmosphere and adventure and romance). Just fyi, the Wall was constructed in 1961 to physically prevent Eastern Bloc citizens from fleeing to the West in droves, as we see happening in this film: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1281\" height=\"945\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves.png 1281w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Droves-366x270.png 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1281px) 100vw, 1281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wall went through several iterations of increasing solidity and oversight until finally&#8230; it was torn down (starting in 1989) at the first indication this was possible. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Mason as Ivo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1283\" height=\"935\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3.png 1283w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Mason3-370x270.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Claire Bloom as Susanne<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1281\" height=\"927\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1.png 1281w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Bloom-1-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1281px) 100vw, 1281px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting in Berlin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking.png 1279w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Boy-Biking-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1277\" height=\"929\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn.png 1277w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Wartorn-371x270.png 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1285\" height=\"905\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster.png 1285w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster-128x90.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Stalin-Poster-383x270.png 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Desmond Dickinson&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1303\" height=\"943\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9.png 1303w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Cinematography9-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1303px) 100vw, 1303px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1293\" height=\"927\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window.png 1293w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window-1024x734.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Man-Between-Window-377x270.png 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1293px) 100vw, 1293px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a well-crafted outing by a master director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0046031\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1953\/11\/19\/archives\/two-newcomes-are-shown-james-mason-and-claire-bloom-face-danger-in.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-man-between\/\">CineSavant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/82550\/the-man-between#articles-reviews?articleId=216273\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Berlin is a strange, large city; there are many reasons why a girl should simply vanish from the streets.&#8221; Synopsis: When a young British woman (Claire Bloom) comes to visit her brother (Geoffrey Toone) and his new wife (Hildegard Knef) in West Berlin, she quickly finds herself caught up in a complex web of intrigue involving a man (James Mason) with mysterious ties to both Knef and East Berlin. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Carol Reed Films Claire Bloom Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79518\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79518"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79731,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79518\/revisions\/79731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}