1959 film starring Anthony Steel
48 Hours to Live |
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Directed by | Peter Bourne |
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Written by | Peter Bourne |
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Produced by | Edward Rubin executive Sven Nicou |
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Starring | Anthony Steel |
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Production company | Freja Film |
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Release dates |
- 1959 (1959) (Sweden)
- December 1961 (1961-12) (U.S.)[1]
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Running time | 77 mins |
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Countries | Sweden United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
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48 Hours to Live is a 1959 film starring Anthony Steel.
It was known as Man in the Middle and was shot in Sweden. The movie was little seen outside Sweden.[2]
Premise
A New York reporter, Mike Gibson, is sent to a Swedish island, Gotland, to interview a nuclear scientist. He discovers that foreign agents have kidnapped the scientist and his daughter.
Cast
Production
Filming started June 1959.[citation needed]
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin said "a fair amount of work in Swedish outdoor settings and a repetitive but catchy theme tune provide this ingenious comedy thriller with two tiny virtues. Otherwise the heavy handled rough stuff is funnier than the light relief; both the characterisation and the acting leave much to be desired; and – a novel departure for a film made in Sweden – the pursuit of a spy ring leads through a nudist camp inhabited, it seems, but not a single nudist."[3]
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