Man on a String 63 years old

The sensational spy story that actually happened!

Man on a String

U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen (Ernest Borgnine) helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.

Credits

Man on a String Cast

Name Character
Ernest Borgnine He was 43, 95 years old when he died as Boris Mitrov
Kerwin Mathews He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Bob Avery
Vladimir Sokoloff He was 70, 72 years old when he died as Papa of Boris Mitrov
Alexander Scourby He was 46, 71 years old when he died as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Colleen Dewhurst She was 35, 67 years old when she died as Helen Benson
Friedrich Joloff He was 51, 79 years old when he died as Gen. Nikolai Chapayev
Eva Pflug She was 30, 79 years old when she died as Tanja Rosnova
Glenn Corbett He was 26, 59 years old when he died as Frank Sanford
Holger Hagen He was 44, 81 years old when he died as Hans Grünwald
Hanna Landy She was 99, 83 years old when she died as Bess Harris

Man on a String Crew

Name Department
Gayne Rescher as Director of Photography. He was 35 (83) years old when He died Camera
Charles Lawton, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 56 (61) years old when He died Camera
Albert Benitz as Director of Photography. He was 55 (74) years old when He died Camera
John H. Kafka as Screenplay. He was 57 (71) years old when He died Writing
André De Toth as Director. He was 45 (now 108) years old Directing
Al Clark as Editor. He was 57 (68) years old when He died Editing
Louis de Rochemont as Producer. He was 61 (79) years old when He died Production
Virginia Shaler as Screenplay. Writing
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Man on a String (63 years)

The sensational spy story that actually happened!

  • Release day: Friday, May 20, 1960
  • Runtime: 92 minutes