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Midas Run: Directed by Alf Kjellin. With Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred Astaire, Ralph Richardson. A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.
- (174)
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Alf Kjellin
- 1969-05-15
A couple of other good character actors -- Cesar Romero and Adolfo Celi-- are likewise wasted. "Midas Run" was reportedly the other half of a deal which also had Miss Heywood and her producer husband, Raymond Stross, making "The Fox." The hotshot Hollywood know-it-alls insisted they make a "commercial" movie like "Midas Run" as part of the ...
Midas Run (UK title A Run on Gold) is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany. Location shooting took place in London, Venice, Milan and Rome.
- $1.1 million
- Selig J. Seligman, Raymond Stross
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May 5, 2020 · A couple of other good character actors — Cesar Romero and Adolfo Celi — are likewise wasted. Midas Run (UK title A Run on Gold) is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire.
Aug 12, 2022 · It may not ever appear on a “best of” Fred Astaire film list, but Midas Run is still an extremely well-made, engaging and fun movie that is sure to make you smile. Midas Run has been released on Blu-ray by the fine folks at Kino Lorber. The film, which looks terrific, is presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
A British secret service chief, Astaire masterminds a gold bullion robbery, then solves the crime himself, all in order to secure the knighthood that has so far escaped him. Crenna plays an expert ...
Despite its amiable, 14-karat, good intentions, this "Midas Run" contains more dross than gold. The CastMIDAS RUN, screenplay by James Buchanan and Ronald Austin, based on a story by Berne Giler ...
