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The Man Within
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The Man Within

1947-05-19 · 88 min · ★ 6.8

Adventure · Crime · Drama

A man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.

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Directors
Bernard Knowles
Production companies
J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Gainsborough Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveRichard Carlyon
Jean KentJean KentLucy
Joan GreenwoodJoan GreenwoodElizabeth
Richard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughFrancis Andrews
Francis L. SullivanMr. Braddock
Felix AylmerFelix AylmerPriest
Ronald ShinerRonald ShinerCockney Harry
Basil SydneyBasil SydneySir Henry Merriman
Ernest ThesigerErnest ThesigerFarne
Allan JeayesAllan JeayesJudge
Ralph TrumanRalph TrumanPrison Interrogator
David HorneDavid HorneDr Stanton
Danny GreenDanny GreenHake
George MerrittGeorge MerrittHilliard
Lyn EvansWarder
Herbert LomasHerbert LomasFarmer
Cyril ChamberlainCyril ChamberlainRunner
Charles RolfeCourt Usher
Maurice DenhamMaurice DenhamSmuggler
Pete MurraySmuggler

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