---
title: 'The Mackintosh Man (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1973-07-25'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mackintosh-man-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070351/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mackintosh Man (1973)

1973 · 98 min · Drama, Thriller · Australia, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Mackintosh Man is a 1973 Cold War spy film directed by John Huston from a screenplay by Walter Hill, based on the 1971 novel The Freedom Trap by English author Desmond Bagley. Paul Newman stars as Joseph Rearden, a jewel thief-turned-intelligence operative, sent to infiltrate a Soviet spy ring in England, by helping one of their agents break out of prison. The cast also features Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern and Ian Bannen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [John Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-foreman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Russell Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-lloyd)

## Cast

- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis)
- [Donal McCann](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-mccann)
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Jenny Runacre](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-runacre)
- [Ian Bannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bannen)
- [Nigel Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-patrick)
- [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern)
- [Clarissa Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarissa-kaye)
- [Eddie Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-byrne)
- [John Bindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bindon)
- [Leo Genn](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-genn)
- [Hugh Manning](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-manning)

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