Review of Five Miles to Midnight (1962) by Aj V — 04 Nov 2010
Mismatched pair Loren and Perkins are not only mismatched as cast for this film but mismatched in their marriage. Black and white early 60's film. Still, a better movie than anything made after the year 2000.
Sophia Loren in her finest is made to act with limp, unromantic and anti-romantic Anthony Perkins, decidely the most love lost pair on the planet. Perkins is just about as weird and robot like a character it gets.
Set in Paris... A pushy, neurotic American (Anthony Perkins) convinces his terrified wife (Sophia Loren) to do a scam to collect his $120,000 life insurance when it's assumed that he has been killed in a plane crash. But there's a catch, of course...
Cast.
Jean-Pierre Aumont.
Sophia Loren.
Anthony Perkins.
Gig Young.
Crew.
Cinematographer: Henri Alekan.
Director: Anatole Litvak.
Producer: Anatole Litvak.
Composer: Mikis Theodorakis.
Screenplay: Peter Viertel.
Producer: Louis Wipf.
Screenplay: Hugh Wheeler.
This review of Five Miles to Midnight (1962) was written by Aj V on 04 Nov 2010.
Five Miles to Midnight has generally received mixed reviews.
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