The Running Man

The Running Man

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 1, 1963

When pilot Rex Black destroys his plane in a crash the day after his insurance policy expires, the insurance company refuses to give him any money. To strike back at the agency, Rex fakes his death, changes his identity, and escapes to Spain, with 50,000 pounds in life insurance money. His wife joins him in Spain, but when an insurance investigator arrives unexpectedly, Rex's paranoia causes him to flee again.

The Running Man

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 1, 1963

The Running Man
When pilot Rex Black destroys his plane in a crash the day after his insurance policy expires, the insurance company refuses to give him any money. To strike back at the agency, Rex fakes his death, changes his identity, and escapes to Spain, with 50,000 pounds in life insurance money. His wife joins him in Spain, but when an insurance investigator arrives unexpectedly, Rex's paranoia causes him to flee again.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Peet Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Original title The Running Man
Directors Pedro Vidal, Peter Bolton, Harold Haysom, Angela Allen, Carol Reed
Writers Shelley Smith, John Mortimer

Cast

Laurence Harvey

as Rex Black

Lee Remick

as Stella Black

Alan Bates

as Stephen

Felix Aylmer

as Parson

Eleanor Summerfield

as Hilda Tanner

Colin Gordon

as Solicitor

Allan Cuthbertson

as Jenkins

Harold Goldblatt

as Tom Webster

Noel Purcell

as Miles Bleeker

Ramsay Ames

as Madge Penderby

Fernando Rey

as Police Official

Juanjo Menéndez

as Roberto (as Juan Jose Menendez)

Eddie Byrne

as Sam Crewdson

John Meillon

as Jim Jerome

Roger Delgado

as Spanish Doctor

Fortunio Bonanova

as Spanish Bank Manager

Shirley Gale

as Florence

José Calvo

as Porter

Joe Lynch

as Roy Tanner

Freddy Roberts

as Guide

Adriano Domínguez

as Civil Guard

James Neyland

as English Customs Official

Pamela Mant

as Margaret Webster

Herbert Curiel

as 1st Witness

Antonio Padilla Ruiz

as 2nd Witness

Lockwood West

as Bank Manager

Bob Cunningham

as Thomas Guppy

Ildefonso San Félix

as Customs Official

María Granada

as Dianne

Rafael Albaicín

as Waiter

Ángel Jiménez

as 1st Gipsy Boy

Juan Jiménez

as 2nd Gipsy Boy