Man in the Middle (1964)

Plot Overview

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.

Top Cast & Characters

• Robert Mitchum
  as Lt. Col. Barney Adams
• France Nuyen
  as Kate Davray
• Barry Sullivan
  as General Kempton
• Trevor Howard
  as Major Kensington
• Keenan Wynn
  as Lieut. Winston
• Sam Wanamaker
  as Major Kaufman
• Alexander Knox
  as Colonel Burton
• Gary Cockrell
  as Lieut. Morse