John hustons the mackintosh man is perhaps the first antispy movie, in the sense that there have already been antiwesterns and antigangster movies. This movie brings together a strong script and a stellar cast that includes paul newman, james mason, dominique sanda. It is loud and blaring and does not build the mood, or tension in any way. They had so much fun on that film, that they instantly tried to duplicate it. Its about a secret agent paul newman, employed by british intelligence to capture. When the police are tipped off about his diamond robbery, reardon is arrested and. The mackintosh man is less a crime film and more a spy mystery than anything, and a curious one at that in quite a number of ways.
Joseph rearden, a british intelligence agent, arrives in london and makes a. Paul newman is joseph reardon, a british secret agent commissioned by mackintosh harry andrews to impersonate a jewel thief. Starring paul newman, dominique sanda, james mason, and harry andrews. Even more endearing is the film setting and scenery, along with a catchy music score by. It gets so bad that it almost ends up ruining the whole movie.
Rent the mackintosh man 1973 starring paul newman and dominique sanda on dvd and bluray. Buy the mackintosh man 1973 from amazons movies store. The mackintosh man is a 1973 britishamerican cold war spy thriller film, directed by john huston and starring paul newman, dominique sanda and james. Paul newman plays a british intelligence agent although his broad american accent is never. This is a cold war old school spy film reminiscent of john lecarre or graham greene, but boring it is not. Huston called it a spy thriller with some amusing moments that was similar to his earlier the kremlin letter. The second score is from john hustons middling espionage thriller,the mackintosh man, made in 1973 and featuring a lively, rather typical but very attractive work by the famous french composer maurice jarre. May 1 the marx brothers zeppo marx divorces his second wife, barbara blakely. The mackintosh man 1973, john huston leave a comment 1973, film, mystery. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The mackintosh man full movie watch online, stream or download. Customize a macbeth poster with your show details and instantly download a printready pdf, access layered artwork files, order printing and more. Zostaje przetransportowany do majatku ziemskiego na pustkowiu, gdzie trzymaja go w zamknieciu. John huston directed this cold war spy thriller from a script by walter hill concerning a british agent trying infiltrate the organization of a nefarious communist spy. Paul newman and john huston had a blast filming the life and times of judge roy bean.
A government agent is sent to prison in order to infiltrate a gang of organized criminals. Mackintosh man the 1973 directed by john huston with a screenplay by walter hill that was based on the freedom trap by desmond bagley this confusing until the end cold war spy thriller features paul newman in the title role as joseph rearden whos hired by mackintosh harry andrews to infiltrate a prison escape organization thats being used by an. Reasonably entertaining oldfashioned thriller, with british intelligence hiring a freelance. Along with an unexpected climax ending, the mackintosh man is a highly entertaining film. An almost forgotten, unloved john huston cold war espionage film or. Man at the top 1973 come back to the 5 and dime, jimmy dean, jimmy dean 1982 a delicate balance 1973 b. The mackintosh man, produced by john foreman and directed by john huston, is a good genre film in the ice cold vein of the maltese falcon. Countries united kingdom, united states mpaa rating pg. Joseph rearden takes the fall for a robbery and winds up in the scrubs.
John hustons new film, the mackintosh man, is an espionage melodrama torn from the headlines20 years late. The mackintosh man is a 1973 britishamerican cold war spy thriller film, directed by john huston and starring paul newman, dominique sanda and james mason. The result was not only unsatisfying, it also marked the end of huston and newman s short partnership. The mackintosh man iffr international film festival rotterdam. From there he escapes in the company of a convicted spy and is taken to a remote manor at an unknown location. Rent the mackintosh man 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. The mackintosh man opened in theaters during the summer of 1973, but the films immense concentration of talent was not enough to generate much interest at the box office. The mackintosh man 1973 directed by john huston genres spy film, thriller subgenres action thriller, unglamorized spy film run time 98 min. Comments technically, the mackintosh man is a cold war thriller, but politics are so severely subjugated in walter hills adaptation of desmond bagleys novel the freedom trap that the film is part heist, prison breakout, and espionage thriller. From there he escapes in the company of a convicted spy and is taken to a remote manor at an unknown location where.
Nonton dan download film film, serial tv, animasi online subtitle indonesia inggris gratis, indoxx1, indoxxi, lk21. A member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. Also starring james mason and dominique sanda this film was directed by john huston from a screenplay. Mackintosh, rearden is caught by the police and is sent to serve 20 years in jail. The wild bunch grew out of an appreciation of the history of westerns, and bonnie and clyde grew out of a keen sense of the role gangster movies played in the events and fantasies of. Only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead. With paul newman, dominique sanda, james mason, harry andrews. Nonton dan download film bioskop gratis di dutafilm. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Hustons mackintosh man, espionage film, opens the new. Maybe the novel was always a matter of character and action, or perhaps director john huston felt the overt politics in the kremlin. Paul newman, dominique sanda and james mason synopsis. A member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a.
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Only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead a member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. The mackintosh man 1973 british secret agent joseph reardon paul newman poses as a convicted jewel thief to infiltrate a secret organization. This film came along in an interesting time in john hustons career, coming in just before he did one of his last full out masterpieces, the man who would be king. Nonton dan download film tahun 1973 online subtitle indonesia inggris gratis dutafilm, indoxxi, lk21, ganool. What hurts the film is a wretched music score that sounds like russian dance music that has no place in a thriller. Classic trailer from the paul newman 1973 thriller the mackintosh man. The mackintosh man 1973, john huston the stop button. Also stream the mackintosh man on your mobile, tablets and ipads.
The mackintosh man is a reminder that the spy thriller genre gained traction in the 60s and 70s because of some very intriguing movies. The mackintosh man is a film directed by john huston with paul newman, dominique sanda, james mason, harry andrews, year. Synopsis only mackintosh can save them now and mackintosh is dead. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 69 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 3 second unit director or assistant director 4 art department 2.
Paul newman, james mason, ian bannen, michael hordern a member of british intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor. The mackintosh man 1973 posted on february 11, 2012 1 comment. The film was the mackintosh man, and it was a middling failure. Joseph rearden wpada podczas rabunku i laduje w pudle, skad ucieka w towarzystwie innego skazanca szpiega. Critical reception was mixed, though many were quick to single out james masons supporting performance as the cunning sir george wheeler as particularly effective. The mackintosh man is one of those spy thrillers that deliberately distances itself from the girlsandgadgets thrills of the likes of james bond, not only eschewing the glamour of the 007 franchise but shrouding its visuals in a muddy palette in many of its scenes in order to emphasise just how unglamorous it all.
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