Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight
The VHS cover
Directed by	Anatole Litvak
Produced by	Anatole Litvak Louis Wipf
Written by	Peter Viertel Hugh Wheeler Maurice Druon
Starring	Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins
Music by	Mikis Theodorakis Jacques Loussier Giuseppe Mengozzi
Cinematography	Henri Alekan
Edited by	Bert Bates
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	12 December 1962 (1962-12-12) (France)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France, Italy, United States
Language	English

Five Miles to Midnight (French: Le Couteau dans la plaie, literally The Knife in the wound) is a 1962 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. It starred Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins. It was produced through Filmsonor S.A., Dear Film Produzione and Mercury, and distributed by United Artists.

Plot

Immediately after Lisa (Loren) declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert (Perkins), he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor (Gig Young), Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.

The film takes place primarily in Paris. Lisa is Italian; Robert is American.

Production

The film was directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Litvak and Louis Wipf from a screenplay by Peter Viertel and Hugh Wheeler with dialogue by Maurice Druon, based on an idea by André Versini. The musical score was written by Mikis Theodorakis for the film, which also includes music by Jacques Loussier and Giuseppe Mengozzi. The cinematography was by Henri Alekan.

The film stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins, with Gig Young, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yolande Turner, and Tommy Norden.

Cast

Sophia Loren as Lisa Macklin
Anthony Perkins as Robert Macklin
Gig Young as David Barnes
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Alan Stewart
Yolande Turner as Barbara Ford
Tommy Norden as Johnny
Pascale Roberts as The Streetwalker

External links

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Films directed by Anatole Litvak

Dolly Gets Ahead (1930)
Calais-Dover (1931)
No More Love (1931)
Sleeping Car (1933)
Mayerling (1936)
The Woman I Love (1937)
Tovarich (1937)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
The Sisters (1938)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
Out of the Fog (1941)
Blues in the Night (1941)
This Above All (1942)
The Long Night (1947)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Act of Love (1953)
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
Anastasia (1956)
Mayerling (1957)
The Journey (1959)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
The Night of the Generals (1967)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)

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