Man on a String (1960)
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50% want to see it
(2 ratings)
An unexceptional spy drama by Andre De Toth, Man on a String is based on an autobiography by counterspy Boris Morros, here given the name of Boris Mitrov and played by Ernest Borgnine. Mitrov was born in Russia but had been a citizen of the U.S. for some time when he joins up with a Russian spy… More An unexceptional spy drama by Andre De Toth, Man on a String is based on an autobiography by counterspy Boris Morros, here given the name of Boris Mitrov and played by Ernest Borgnine. Mitrov was born in Russia but had been a citizen of the U.S. for some time when he joins up with a Russian spy network. He is caught out by the CIA, and they offer him a deal: go to the USSR and spy for our side, or else. Boris' boss is Bob Avery (the handsome Kerwin Mathews) and Colleen Dewhurst is Helen Benson, the lone female in the story. Clichéd dialogue aside, the scenes shot in Moscow and Berlin add convincing realism to the action. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- André De Toth
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Flat, dated and unbelievable anti-communist propaganda film.
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Cast
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Ernest Borgnine
as Boris Mitrov
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Kerwin Mathews
as Bob Avery
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Colleen Dewhurst
as Helen Benson
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Alexander Scourby
as Vadja Kubelov
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Glenn Corbett
as Frank Sanford
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Friedrich Joloff
as Nikolai Chapayev
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Richard Kendrick
as Inspector Jenkins
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Ed Prentiss
as Adrian Benson
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Reginald Pasch
as Otto Bergman
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Carl Jaffe
as People's Judge
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Eva Pflug
as Rosnova
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Michael Mellinger
as Detective
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Vladimir Sokoloff
as Papa
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Clete Roberts
as Narrator
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Holger Hagen
as Hans Gruenwald
