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Summary
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist escape from Budapest.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 256 ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +9 min on the typical 103
typical 103112Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
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Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1961
April 1, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
AdventureMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more21 people
- Richard WidmarkMichael Reynolds
- Sonja ZiemannJulia
- Charles RegnierThe Count
- Walter RillaJancsi
- Senta BergerElsa
- Howard VernonColonel Hidas
- Heinz MoogMinister Sakenov
- Hubert von MeyerinckSheffler
- OWOskar WegrostekThe Fat Man
Stefan SchnabelBorder Official
Elisabeth Neumann-ViertelOlga- HJHelmut JanatschJanos
John HorsleyJon Brainbridge
Walter WilzPeter
Raoul RetzerSpecial Agent- GKGeorg KöváryLanguage Professor
Ady BerberSandor
Jochen BrockmannThe Commandant- BBBrigitte BrunmüllerWaitress
Reinhard KolldehoffThe Count's Man- RRRudolf RössnerThe Count's Man
Directing · 4
- Phil Karlson Director
- André Farsch Assistant Director
- Erich von Stroheim Jr. Assistant Director
- Herta Friedl Continuity
Writing · 2
- Jean Hazlewood Screenplay
- Alistair MacLean Novel
Production · 5
- Richard Widmark Producer
- Edward Muhl Executive In Charge Of Production
- Herbert E. Mendelson Production Manager
- Euan Lloyd Associate Producer
- Georg von Block Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Mutz Greenbaum Director of Photography
- Peter Allwork Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Aaron Stell Editor
Sound · 3
- John Williams Original Music Composer
- Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
- Kurt Schwarz Sound
Art · 2
- Isabella Schlichting Art Direction
- Werner Schlichting Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Rudolf Ohlschmidt Makeup Artist
- Margarete Pitter Hairstylist
- Leo Bei Wardrobe Master
Other crew · 3
- Bob Simmons Stunt Coordinator
- Tibor Simanyi Technical Advisor
- Ken Buckle Stunts
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