MOVIE · 1960
Man on a String
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller92 min
After U.S. intelligence catches a Moscow-born American helping enemy agents, they force him into a counterespionage operation against the same network he once served. Ernest Borgnine is the compromised man at the center of the plan, with Kerwin Mathews among the officials trying to control a mission built on pressure, secrecy, and divided loyalties. The story tracks a reluctant asset pushed back into the world of surveillance and covert meetings, where his usefulness depends on convincing both sides that he still belongs to them.
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