Five Miles to Midnight
MovieTitle | Le Couteau dans la plaie |
User score | 5.8 |
Release date | Dec 12, 1962 |
Genre | Thriller, Drama, Crime |
Director | Anatole Litvak |
Production country | France, Italy |
Production companies | Mercury, Dear Film, Filmsonor |
Run time | 110 min. |
Immediately after Lisa declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert, he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor, Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.