The Man Inside | |
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Directed by | John Gilling |
Produced by |
Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli |
Written by | David Shaw M. E. Chaber (novel) John Gilling Richard Maibaum |
Starring |
Jack Palance Anita Ekberg Nigel Patrick Anthony Newley Bonar Colleano |
Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Cinematography | Ted Moore |
Edited by | Bert Rule |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Man Inside is a 1958 British crime adventure film brought to the screen by Warwick Film Productions. The screenplay from David Shaw was based on a novel by M.E.Chaber and was directed by John Gilling. The film was Bonar Colleano's last role before he died in a car accident.
Sam Carter (Patrick) is a jeweler's clerk who dreams of stealing a fortune in diamonds and eventually does so but kills a man in the process. He then embarks on the highlife but is pursued across Europe by Milo March (Palance) a private detective who suspects that not all is above board. However, Milo is not alone in his pursuit as Trudi Hall (Ekberg) has her own ideas as to how the money would be best spent.
Alan Ladd was originally announced to play the lead. Then Victor Mature was going to play it.