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Back to Back

8.019591h 45mMovieComedy

These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when his client confesses to killing his wife. In "What Shall We Tell Caroline?" a father with…

DirectorStuart Burge
WriterJohn Mortimer
ProducerDavid Susskind

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Cast · Directed by Stuart Burge

MHMichael Hordern
Michael Hordern
GRGeorge Rose
George Rose
LMLeueen MacGrath
Leueen MacGrath
Bin
JMJean Marsh
Jean Marsh
Caroline

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Back to Back hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 21, 1959. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.