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1962 France/Italy/US film
United States Five Miles to Midnight
France Le Couteau dans la plaie
The VHS cover.
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Written byPeter Viertel
Hugh Wheeler
Maurice Druon
Produced byAnatole Litvak
Louis Wipf
StarringSophia Loren
Anthony Perkins
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byBert Bates
Music byMikis Theodorakis
Jacques Loussier
Giuseppe Mengozzi
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dateFrance 1962-12-12
Running time110 min.
CountryFrance/Italy/US
LanguageEnglish

Five Miles to Midnight (French: Le Couteau dans la plaie, literally The Knife in the wound) is a 1962 French-Italian-American drama film made by Filmsonor S.A., Dear Film Produzione and Mercury and distributed by United Artists.

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.

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 (Young), Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.

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

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