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The Running Man is a 1963 British-American neo noir drama film directed by Carol Reed, starring Laurence Harvey as a man who fakes his own death in a glider accident, then runs into trouble when an insurance investigator starts taking a close interest.
The Running Man: Directed by Carol Reed. With Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates, Felix Aylmer. An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
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The Running Man is a 1963 British neo noir drama film directed by Carol Reed, starring Laurence Harvey as a man who fakes his own death in a glider accident, then runs into trouble when an...
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Crash-survivor pilot Rex (Laurence Harvey) and spouse Stella (Lee Remick) appear in her flashback on their visit to a stingy insurance man (Allan Cuthbertson) in Carol Reed's The Running Man 1963. Film Details
His wife (Lee Remick) joins him in Spain, but when an insurance investigator (Alan Bates) arrives unexpectedly, Rex's paranoia causes him to flee again.
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- Carol Reed
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- Laurence Harvey
Jun 20, 2019 · Harvey is the best part of The Running Man, a 1963 British thriller which makes the most of his uncanny ability to play conniving bastards. He plays Rex Black, a charter pilot who –– with wife Stella (Lee Remick) –– fakes his own death to cash-in on his insurance policy so the two of them can live abroad.
The Running Man is directed by Carol Reed and is adapted to screenplay by John Mortimer from the novel "The Ballad of the Running Man" written by Shelley Smith. It stars Lee Remick, Laurence Harvey and Alan Bates. Music is by William Alwyn and cinematography by Robert Krasker.
