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The Midnight Man

  • 1974
  • R
  • 1h 57m
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6.4/10
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The Midnight Man (1974)
An ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.
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An ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.An ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.An ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.

  • Directors
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Burt Lancaster
  • Writers
    • David Anthony
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Burt Lancaster
  • Stars
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Susan Clark
    • Cameron Mitchell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Burt Lancaster
    • Writers
      • David Anthony
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Burt Lancaster
    • Stars
      • Burt Lancaster
      • Susan Clark
      • Cameron Mitchell
    • 23User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Joan Lorring, and Cameron Mitchell at an event for The Midnight Man (1974)
    Susan Clark in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Susan Clark in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Susan MacDonald in The Midnight Man (1974)
    William Splawn in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Richard Winterstein in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Susan Clark in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Richard Winterstein in The Midnight Man (1974)
    William Hicks and Mills Watson in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Mills Watson in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Ed Lauter in The Midnight Man (1974)
    Bill Lancaster in The Midnight Man (1974)

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    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • Jim Slade
    Susan Clark
    Susan Clark
    • Linda Thorpe
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Quartz Willinger
    Morgan Woodward
    Morgan Woodward
    • Senator Clayborne
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Sheriff Jack Casey
    Robert Quarry
    Robert Quarry
    • Dr. Prichette
    Joan Lorring
    Joan Lorring
    • Judy Willinger
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    • Waldo Mason
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Leroy
    Mills Watson
    Mills Watson
    • Cash
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Ewing
    Catherine Bach
    Catherine Bach
    • Natalie Claybourne
    Bill Lancaster
    • Arthur King
    • (as William Lancaster)
    Quinn K. Redeker
    Quinn K. Redeker
    • Swanson
    Richard Winterstein
    • Virgil
    William Hicks
    • Charlie
    • (as William T. Hicks)
    Peter Dane
    • Karl Metterman
    Linda Kelsey
    Linda Kelsey
    • Betty Childress
    • Directors
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Burt Lancaster
    • Writers
      • David Anthony
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Burt Lancaster
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    • Trivia
      Filming took place in and around Clemson University campus.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Come On Back Where You Belong
      Lyrics by Morgan Ames

      Music by Dave Grusin

      Sung by Yvonne Elliman

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    8/10
    His Own Sense Of Integrity
    Burt Lancaster's last attempt at directing was in this sadly neglected film, The Midnight Man. I was lucky enough to catch it theaters back in the day and a few times on television. Why it was panned by so many critics is as big a mystery as the one Burt Lancaster has to solve.

    In The Midnight Man Lancaster plays a former police detective who did a stretch for homicide himself, he killed his wife's lover. Now released from prison and on parole, he gets a job courtesy of an old police buddy Cameron Mitchell as a campus security guard at a small southern college. No sooner does he arrive there than the murder of a pretty and popular coed occur and an incriminating diary she kept goes missing.

    Of course this is the job of the local sheriff Harris Yulin, but Lancaster's instincts just take over and before long three other murders occur. Of course they all arise out of the initial incident.

    The Midnight Man is a good and complex tale of murder and blackmail and was shot on Clemson College campus on location for a good ring of authenticity. Lancaster and co-director/writer Roland Kibbee put together a very good cast. Note the following roles besides those I've already mentioned: Morgan Woodward as a southern senator and father of the first victim, Susan Clark as a faculty member who takes a romantic interest in Lancaster, and Ed Lauter and Mills Watson as a pair of Deliverance type inbreds who are working for someone who really wants Burt out of the way. Burt's son Bill Lancaster is in the cast as another college student who also winds up a murder victim.

    Some of the results will surprise you and what I like about the film is that Lancaster probably could have covered for a couple of the perpetrators, but his own sense of integrity wouldn't let him do that. Best scene in the film for action fans is his escape from those Deliverance types who capture him and are awaiting instructions. At least we know they're no good. Who else winds up on the wrong side of the law will surprise you and you will keep guessing until the end.
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    • Jul 26, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Mitternachtsmann
    • Filming locations
      • Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Norlan Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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