Man in the Middle vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Man in the Middle). Man in the Middle is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 30m. Man in the Middle is the older of the two (1964 against 2002). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Man in the Middle
The Pianist| Man in the Middle | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1964 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | United Kingdom | France |
| Director | Guy Hamilton | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Sam Wanamaker, Paul Maxwell, Robert Mitchum, Keenan Wynn, France Nuyen | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Man in the Middle
In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a…
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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