The Running Man
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A fake glider crash and disappearance of the pilot is arranged by Rex Black and his wife, Stella, to claim £50,000 insurance money. Stella later meets Rex, as arranged, in Spain posing as an Australian millionaire. Rex plans another coup but is disconcerted by the arrival of Stephen Wade from the insurance company, apparently on holiday, who seems to be following them. Stella and Stephen begin to fall in love and Stephen assures her that he really is on holiday. Having got the money, Rex determines to escape and when Stephen follows in his car, runs him over a cliff. Stella, horrified, gets out at Customs and Rex drives on to steal a plane from the airfield which crashes into the sea.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Rex Black Laurence Harvey
- Stella Black Lee Remick
- Stephen Maddox Alan Bates
- Parson Felix Aylmer
- Hilda Tanner Eleanor Summerfield
- solicitor Colin Gordon
- Jenkins, insurance man Allan Cuthbertson
- Tom Webster Harold Goldblatt
- Miles Bleeker Noel Purcell
- Madge Penderby Ramsay Ames
- police official Fernando Rey
- Roberto Juan José Menéndez
- Sam Crowdson Eddie Byrne
- Jim Jerome, Australian sheep farmer John Meillon
- Spanish doctor Roger Delgado
- Spanish bank manager Fortunio Bonanova
- Florence Shirley Gale
- porter Pepe Calvo
- Roy Tanner Joe Lynch
- guide Freddy Roberts
- civil guard Adriano Domínguez
- English customs official James Neyland
- Margaret Webster Pamela Mant
- 1st witness Herbert Curiel
- 2nd witness Antonio Padilla Ruiz
- bank manager Lockwood West
- Thomas Guppy Bob Cunningham
- customs official Alphonso San Felix
- Dianne María Granáda
- waiter Rafael Albaicín
- 1st gypsy boy Ángel Jiménez
- 2nd gypsy boy Juan Jiménez
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Carol Reed
- 2nd Unit Direction Harold Haysom
- Assistant Director Peter Bolton
- Assistant Director Pedro Vidal
- [2nd Assistant Director] Kits Browning
- [2nd Assistant Director] Terry Lens
- [3rd Assistant Director] Michael Purcell
- Continuity Angela Allen
Production
- © Ltd. Peet Productions
- Production Company Ltd. Peet Productions
- Presents Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Produced by Carol Reed
- Associate Producer John R. Sloan
- Unit Manager John Quested
- Spanish Production Manager Roberto Roberts
- Production Supervisor John Dark
- [Production Secretary] Betty Parry
- Filmed at Ardmore Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by John Mortimer
- From the novel 'The Ballad of the Running Man' by Shelley Smith
Photography
- Director of Photography Robert Krasker
- Camera Director John Harris
- [Focus Puller] James Devis
- [2nd Unit Focus Puller] Bernard Ford
- [2nd Unit Focus Puller] David Kelly
- [Clapper/Loader] Michael Drew
Stills
- [Still Cameraman] Tom Edwards
Editing
- Editor Bert Bates
- [1st Assistant Editor] Jeremy Saunders
- [Assistant Editor] Ian Crafford
Design
- Art Director John Stoll
- Assistant Art Director Herbert Smith
- [Draughtsman] Roy Stannard
- [Draughtsman] Tony Rimington
- [Draughtsman] Arden Gantley
- [Scenic Artist] Ted Barnes
Make-up
- Make-up George Frost
- Hairdresser George Scott
Titles
- Main Titles Maurice Binder
Music
- Music by William Alwyn
- Title Music Ron Grainer
- [Music] Played by Sinfonia of London
- [Music] Conducted by Muir Mathieson
Sound
- Sound Recording Claude Hitchcock
- Sound Recording Bob Jones
- [Sound Comera Operator] Terry Hill
- [Sound Comera Operator] Liam Saurin
- [Boom Operator] Derek Kavanaugh
- [Sound Maintenance] Ken Osborne
- [Sound Maintenance] Ray Billings
- Sound System Westrex Recording System
- Sound Editor Peter Thornton
- [Dubbing Editor] Peter Thornton
Publicity
- [Publicity Director] Enid Jones
- [Publicity Director] Halsey Raines