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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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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Carol Reed
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When pilot Rex Black (Laurence Harvey) 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...
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- Carol Reed
- Drama
- Laurence Harvey
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 1963. Based on the novel The Ballad of the Running Man by Shelley Smith (London, 1961).
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.
Hard up and with a grudge against insurance companies, English pilot Rex Black fakes his death and meets up with his wife and the money in Malaga, Spain when things have quieted down. But when the insurance investigator turns up, Rex starts a game of cat-and-mouse. — Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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The Running Man is a 1963 British 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. It was filmed in San Roque, Cádiz, Spain, Gibraltar and Ireland.
