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The MacKintosh Man
Thriller · 1973
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...
Movie details
The MacKintosh Man
“Only MacKintosh can save them now - and MacKintosh is dead!”
1973 Thriller 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The MacKintosh Man?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
Walter Hill · William Fairchild · Gerald Hanley · Gladys Hill
Paul Newman
Joseph Rearden
Dominique Sanda
Mrs. Smith
James Mason
Sir George Wheeler
Harry Andrews
Mackintosh
Ian Bannen
Ronald Slade
Michael Hordern
Brown
Nigel Patrick
Soames-Trevelyan
Court is in session
Put The MacKintosh Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.