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Man on a String (1960)

The sensational spy story that actually happened!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : André de Toth
Writer : John H. Kafka, Virginia Shaler

Synopsis

U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen (Ernest Borgnine) helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.

Actors

Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Boris Mitrov
Kerwin Mathews
Kerwin Mathews
Bob Avery
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Helen Benson
Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby
Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett
Frank Sanford
Hanna Landy
Hanna Landy
Bess Harris
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
Papa of Boris Mitrov
Friedrich Joloff
Friedrich Joloff
Gen. Nikolai Chapayev
Holger Hagen
Holger Hagen
Hans Grünwald
Reginald Pasch
Reginald Pasch
Otto Bergman
Eva Pflug
Eva Pflug
Tanja Rosnova
Richard Kendrick
Richard Kendrick
Inspector Jenkins
Ed Prentiss
Ed Prentiss
Bob Iller
Bob Iller
Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe
Michael Mellinger
Michael Mellinger
Clete Roberts
Clete Roberts
Narrator (voice)
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel
James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan
Lisa Golm
Lisa Golm
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
Eve McVeagh
Eve McVeagh

Crews

André de Toth
André de Toth
Director
John H. Kafka
John H. Kafka
Screenplay
Virginia Shaler
Virginia Shaler
Screenplay
Louis De Rochemont
Louis De Rochemont
Producer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Albert Benitz
Albert Benitz
Director of Photography
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher
Director of Photography
Pierre Pioncarde
Pierre Pioncarde
Director of Photography
Al Clark
Al Clark
Editor
Lothar Wolff
Lothar Wolff
Co-Producer
George Duning
George Duning
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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