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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972 1h 13m EN
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MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 2
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Synopsis
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A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV series, The Baron.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Steve Forrest
John Mannering 'The Baron'
Sue Lloyd
Cordelia Winfield
Bernard Lee
Morgan Travis
Yvonne Furneaux
Selina Travis
John Carson
Revell
Frank Wolff
Frank Martin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cyril Frankel
- Writers
- Terry Nation, Dennis Spooner
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Cyril Frankel directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Steve Forrest and Sue Lloyd and Bernard Lee carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0059423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 73 min · 1h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Cyril Frankel
Production companies
Who made it
Associated Television
GB
ITC Entertainment
GB
Key crew
- CharactersJohn Creasey
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- edited from tv series
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-10-20
