The Man Between

1953 film directed by Carol Reed
Movie film Q3092
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Summary

The Man Between is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Carol Reed[3]
  • Screenwriter: Harry Kurnitz[4], Eric Linklater[5]
  • Composer: John Addison[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Cast member: James Mason[8], Claire Bloom[9], Hildegard Knef[10], Geoffrey Toone[11], Aribert Wäscher[12], Ernst Schröder[13], Hilde Sessak[14], Karl John[15], Ljuba Welitsch[16]
  • Producer: Carol Reed[17]
  • Director of photography: Desmond Dickinson[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[19]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[20]
  • Color: black-and-white[21]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[22]
  • Publication date: December 10, 1953[23]
  • Distributed by: British Lion Films[24]
  • Narrative location: Berlin[25]
  • Filming location: Richmond Ice Rink[26]
  • Film editor: Bert Bates[27]
  • Title: The Man Between[28]
  • Different from: The Man Between[29]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[30]
  • Duration: 101 minutes[31]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[32]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[33]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[34]

Why It Matters

The Man Between has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · ZandDev · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nientepopcorn movie id → accadde-a-berlino
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'lb', 'nl', 'sv', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 13
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nientepopcorn movie id: accadde-a-berlino, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/211071773|Accadde a Berlino (#211071773)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7133|"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 46031
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 46031, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 12542
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 12542, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204270638|Se interpone un hombre (#204270638)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 fi"
  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 118995
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 118995, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  5. 11w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 10037363
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 10037363"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1953-12-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Harry Kurnitz, Eric Linklater
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+101'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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