The Man Within (film)

The Man Within

British quad poster
Directed by Bernard Knowles
Produced by Muriel Box
Sydney Box
Written by Sydney Box
Muriel Box
Based on the novel by Graham Greene
Starring Michael Redgrave
Jean Kent
Joan Greenwood
Richard Attenborough
Music by Clifton Parker
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by Alfred Roome
Production
company
Production Film Service
Distributed by General Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
 2 April 1947 (London)
Running time
 109 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget £161,800[1]
Box office £128,100 (by Dec 1949)[1]

The Man Within is a 1947 British, Technicolor, adventure, crime, drama film, directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Ronald Shiner as Cockney Harry, Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Joan Greenwood and Richard Attenborough.[2] It was produced by Triton Films and Production Film Service. The film was also presented by J. Arthur Rank and the Rank Organisation. Also, the film was adapted from the 1929 novel, The Man Within by Graham Greene.

Plot summary

This adventure film is a film about smugglers.[3] Filmed in lavish Technicolor, The Man Within is a rousing tale of smugglers, betrayal and redemption. The story is told from the point of view of Seaman Andrews (Richard Attenborough), the ward of 19th-century smuggler chieftain, Carlyon (Michael Redgrave). Feeling persecuted by his stern disciplinarian guardian, Seaman Andrews jumps ship and turns Carlyon over to the customs officials. A deadly fight ensues, during which both Andrews and Carlyon escape and head their separate ways. Upon befriending the stepson of a customs agent who was killed by Carlyon, Andrews agrees to testify against his onetime friend and protector in court. To bind the bargain, Lucy (Jean Kent), mistress of the Crown's Attorney, makes love to the impressionable, misguided Andrews. Finally realizing that the forces of justice are no more ethical than his fellow smugglers, Andrews refuses to testify against Carlyon, and is himself thrown into prison. Incredible though it may seem, a happy ending results from all this intrigue. In the United States of America, The Man Within was released in a slightly shorter version, retitled The Smugglers.[4]

Cast

Reception

The film lost an estimated £6,500.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210
  2. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41861?view=cast
  3. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41861
  4. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-man-within-132440
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