Run for the Sun

United States

1956

99 Min

Color

2.35:1

English, Spanish

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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EXEC Robert Waterfield, Jane Russell

SCR Roy Boulting, Dudley Nichols, Richard Connell

CAST Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer, Peter Van Eyck, Juan García, José Antonio Carbajal

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests. —IMDb

Director

Roy Boulting

The twin brother of John Boulting, producer/director Roy Boulting spent the bulk of his film career in partnership with his sibling. Both men attended Toronto’s McGill University, both entered the British film industry in the early 1930s, and both teamed to form Charter Films in 1937. In most of their subsequent film projects including Thunder Rock (1942), Desert Victory (1943), Single-Handed (1953), Brothers in Law (1957) and Twisted Nerve (1968), John produced and Roy directed. Their positions were reversed in films like Brighton Rock (1947) and Heavens Above! (1963). In 1963, the Boultings joined the board of the directors of the flagging British Lion Film Corporation, and have been credited with bringing that sleeping giant back to life. While both brothers evinced a preoccupation with droll wit and satire, they were adept at virtually any film genre. Evidently, it was Roy Boulting who enjoyed the most active social life; among his six wives was actress Hayley Mills. —britmovie… read more

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Christopher Smith

15Jul11

Solid classic adventure-thriller headlined by a great cast, particularly Richard Widmark at his gritty best. Not quite memorable enough to be a real classic, but there are enough compelling characters and two-fisted action sequences to make it an entertaining potboiler. Great score by Fred Steiner.