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The Running Man

The Running Man

Time is Running Out for the Running Man...And His Woman!

19636.61h 43m

Overview

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.

Directed by Carol Reed
Written by John Mortimer, Shelley Smith
Produced by Carol Reed
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Top Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Rex Black

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Stella Black

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Stephen

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Parson

Eleanor Summerfield

Eleanor Summerfield

Hilda Tanner

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Solicitor

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Jenkins

Harold Goldblatt

Harold Goldblatt

Tom Webster

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Miles Bleeker

Ramsay Ames

Ramsay Ames

Madge Penderby

Themes & Keywords

spaingibraltarinsurance fraudinsurance investigatorfake deathgliderironic endingplane wreckmálaga, spainrock of gibraltarrelentless investigator

About The Running Man

The Running Man is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1963 exploring themes of spain, gibraltar, insurance fraud, insurance investigator, fake death, glider. Directed by Carol Reed, it stars Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates. An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.

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