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The Mackintosh Man

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The Mackintosh Man
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PG,1hr 38min
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July 25, 1973
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: 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 is Joseph Reardon, a British secret agent commissioned by Mackintosh (Harry Andrews) to impersonate a jewel thief. When the police are tipped off about his diamond robbery, Reardon is arrested and shipped off to a high-security prison. At the prison, he meets a convicted Russian spy and the two are involved in a prison ... Full Synopsis
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One would think that an espionage film that draws on the talents of Paul Newman, John Huston, and James Mason would be something to see, but The Mackintosh Man is something of a disappointment. It's by no means a bad movie, but it's also nowhere near as good as that assemblage of talent would suggest. A large portion of the blame lies with Walter Hill's adapted screenplay, which -- at least in the ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Reardon
Mrs. Smith
Sir George Wheeler
Mackintosh
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Paul Newman in "The Mackintosh Man" (1973) (CAMERA PRESS DIGITAL / Retna Ltd. )
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