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The Man Between

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The Man Between	comment	The Man Between (1953) is a Film Noir directed by Carol Reed, starring Claire Bloom and James Mason.Susanne Mallison (Bloom) is visiting her brother, Martin (Geoffrey Toone), who has stayed in post-war West Berlin with his German wife, Bettina (Hildegard Knef).Susanne is enamoured with the foreignness of East Germany but finds that her sister-in-law is acting increasingly suspicious â€“ private meetings, clandestine calls, and eventually, running into a strange West German, Ivo Kern (Mason).Susanne is intrigued with Ivo and goes on various dates with him. However, on each date a suspicious third party always shows up, named Halendar.Bettina becomes frustrated with Susanneâ€™s dates, making Susanne suspicious that Bettina may be having an affair with Ivo. As it turns out, Bettina eventually confesses that Ivo was her former husband who disappeared in 1943, presumed dead, and had only just reappeared and contacting her.As a former lawyer with Nazi affiliations, he is helping the East Germans kidnap and transport West Germans for a price. Ivo wants to relocate to the West, but his background makes it difficult.Halendar wants to kidnap Bettina to get Martin to surrender information about a West German (who brings back information and saves kidnappees) he may be helping; however, they end up kidnapping Susanne by accident.When Ivo realizes the mistake, he risks his life to take Susanne back to the West albeit with ulterior motives â€“ he hopes that saving a British citizen will give him a new future in West Germany.What both Ivo and Susanne donâ€™t expect is falling in love with each other.
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The Man Between / int_3e353a08	type	Accidental Kidnapping
The Man Between / int_3e353a08	comment	Accidental Kidnapping: The plan was to kidnap Bettina, but Halendar accidentally kidnaps Susanne instead. A sort of Idiot Ball moment as Martin and Bettina know there's danger but still let Susanne go out for a walk.
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The Man Between / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
The Man Between / int_4781adbb	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Ivo starts off as a calculating man obsessed with his own freedom to eventually sacrificing his life.
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The Man Between / int_4e3d253b	type	Downer Ending
The Man Between / int_4e3d253b	comment	Downer Ending: Ivo is shot and killed while saving Susanne, letting her cross the border into safety.
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The Man Between / int_607d4ada	type	Run for the Border
The Man Between / int_607d4ada	comment	Run for the Border: The climax and ending of the film follow this trope. Both Susanne and Ivo are trying to cross into West Germany without being caught by Halendar.
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The Man Between / int_74b49e17	type	Price on Their Head
The Man Between / int_74b49e17	comment	Price on Their Head: The East Germans are looking for the man Martin helps who saves kidnappees and brings information about East Germany to the West side. They know that if they kidnap Bettina, Martin will be forced to exchange the East German for his wife.
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The Man Between / int_abf75585	type	Checkpoint Charlie
The Man Between / int_abf75585	comment	Checkpoint Charlie: Susanne and Ivo are trying to escape passing the border. They hide themselves in a truck, but Ivo doesnâ€™t make it.
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The Man Between / int_ac09dc0f	type	Alas, Poor Villain
The Man Between / int_ac09dc0f	comment	Alas, Poor Villain: Ivo is slated as a kidnapper for the East Germans. But his love for Susanne makes him sacrifice his life for her freedom.
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The Man Between / int_c3c18143	type	Hope Spot
The Man Between / int_c3c18143	comment	Hope Spot: When Ivo and Susanne spend the night together, they feel like their love will help them through this difficult situation.
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The Man Between / int_c3c77510	type	There Is Only One Bed
The Man Between / int_c3c77510	comment	There Is Only One Bed: When Ivo and Susanne are trapped in the German womanâ€™s room hiding from the East Germans. They both share a bed and eventually have sex.
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The Man Between / int_f1492605	type	Redemption Equals Death
The Man Between / int_f1492605	comment	Redemption Equals Death: Ultimately, Ivo is redeemed when he sacrifices his life to save Susanneâ€™s.
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The Man Between / int_f912113	type	BorderCrossing
The Man Between / int_f912113	comment	Border Crossing: The border separating West and East Germany. Granted, this was before the Berlin wall was erected in 1961, so traversing between sides wasnâ€™t as strict during this period but still complicated especially if escaping without the proper documents.
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The Man Between / int_fed93e1b	type	Dark and Troubled Past
The Man Between / int_fed93e1b	comment	Dark and Troubled Past: Ivo had connections to the Nazi party during the war.
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