Film Synopsis
To escape a life of misery in Italy after the war, Lisa marries Robert
Macklin, an unstable and jealous man. In Paris, where she works
in a beauty parlour, Lisa becomes increasingly distressed by Robert's
erratic behaviour. One day, Robert has to go away for a business
trip. On the way to the airport, Lisa tells him about her
intention to divorce him. A few hours later, Lisa hears that her
husband's aeroplane has crashed and that there are apparently no
survivors. Lisa thinks that, at last, she can start a new life,
but it isn't so. Robert did not take the aeroplane and returns to
Paris incognito. He coerces Lisa in a diabolical plan that will
allow him to cash in on his life insurance...
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Film Credits
- Director: Anatole Litvak
- Script: André Versini, Peter Viertel, Hugh Wheeler, Maurice Druon (dialogue)
- Cinematographer: Henri Alekan
- Music: Mikis Theodorakis
- Cast: Sophia Loren (Lisa Macklin),
Anthony Perkins (Robert Macklin),
Gig Young (David Barnes),
Jean-Pierre Aumont (Alan Stewart),
Yolande Turner (Barbara Ford),
Tommy Norden (Johnny),
Mathilde Casadesus (Mme. Duval, Concierge),
Billy Kearns (Capt. Wade),
Barbara Nicot (Regine),
Louis Falavigna (Pharmacist),
Elina Labourdette (Mme. Lafont),
Régine (Mrs. Wade),
Pascale Roberts (Streetwalker),
Sophie Réal (Housemaid),
Jean Ozenne (Monsieur Babasse),
Clément Harari (Mons. Schmidt),
Nicolas Vogel (Eric Ostrum),
Gisèle Préville (Mrs. Harrington),
Jean Hébey (Nikandros),
Yves Brainville (Monsieur Dompier)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: English
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 103 min
- Aka: Five Miles to Midnight