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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. The film opened at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End on 1 August 1963. The film briefly came to the attention of the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because of a viral marketing campaign which placed personal ads in the Dallas Morning News asking the "Running Man" to please call "Lee". Investigators thought that they might be coded messages placed by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald until they discovered the source of the advertisements. In Hollywood, an urban legend arose claiming that the film was a flop because it starred actors named Lee and Harvey.
Original Release
10/01/1963
US Release
10/01/1963
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Harvey | Rex Black / Rex |
Lee Remick | Stella Black / Stella |
Alan Bates | Stephen |
Felix Aylmer | Parson |
Eleanor Summerfield | Hilda Tanner |
Allan Cuthbertson | Jenkins |
Harold Goldblatt | Tom Webster |
Noel Purcell | Miles Bleeker |
Ramsay Ames | Madge Penderby |
Fernando Rey | Police Official |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Harvey | Rex Black / Rex |
Lee Remick | Stella Black / Stella |
Alan Bates | Stephen |
Felix Aylmer | Parson |
Eleanor Summerfield | Hilda Tanner |
Allan Cuthbertson | Jenkins |
Harold Goldblatt | Tom Webster |
Noel Purcell | Miles Bleeker |
Ramsay Ames | Madge Penderby |
Fernando Rey | Police Official |
Juanjo Menéndez | Roberto / Roberto (as Juan Jose Menendez) |
Eddie Byrne | Sam Crewdson |
Colin Gordon | Solicitor |
John Meillon | Jim Jerome |
Roger Delgado | Spanish Doctor |
Fortunio Bonanova | Spanish Bank Manager |
Shirley Gale | Florence |
José Calvo | Porter |
Joe Lynch | Roy Tanner |
Freddy Roberts | Guide |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carol Reed | Producer |
John R. Sloan | Producer |