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The Running Man

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1hr 43min
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1963
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Synopsis: Based upon a novel by Shelley Smith, The Running Man opens at the memorial service for Rex Black (Laurence Harvey), the owner of a small air transport company who is believed to have drowned in a recent glider accident. It soon turns out, however, that Black is very much alive; he faked his death as a means of getting back at the insurance company who denied an earlier claim because he was one day late in making his payment. He has enlisted the cooperation of his wife Stella (Lee Remick) in this ... Full Synopsis
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The Running Man is considered a big disappointment to fans of director Carol Reed's The Third Man, who rightfully consider it a step down from that classic. Some even go so far as to claim that Running proves that Reed was really nothing more than a competent filmmaker who "lucked into" projects like Third Man. This view overstates the problems with Running, which looked at objectively is a more than ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Rex Black
Stella Black
Stephen Maddox
Parson
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