The Man Between
~Terror! Vice! Violence! He stopped at nothing!
Overview
A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
Genres
- Thriller
General Information
Release Date: 1953-10-19
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 100 min
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