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| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Written by | Peter Viertel Hugh Wheeler Maurice Druon |
| Produced by | Anatole Litvak Louis Wipf |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Music by | Mikis Theodorakis Jacques Loussier Giuseppe Mengozzi |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release dates |  December 12, 1962 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | France/Italy/US |
| Language | English |
Five Miles to Midnight (French: Le Couteau dans la plaie) is a 1962 French-Italian-American drama film made by Filmsonor S.A., Dear Film Produzione and Mercury and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Anatole 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 music 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
Lisa, a sexy European woman, is trapped in a violent marriage with Robert, a domineering, jealous American. When Robert, travelling on business, plunges to his death in a plane crash, Lisa is relieved but then she learns that her husband is, in fact, alive and planning to collect insurance money by playing dead.
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
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