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Run for the Sun

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1956 | 99 min | Adventure, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and adventure fans. If you loved War of the Worlds or Heart of the Beast, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1956: an older pace and style.

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

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Roy Boulting

  • Richard WidmarkMichael 'Mike' Latimer
  • Trevor HowardBrowne
  • Jane GreerKatherine 'Katie' Connors
  • Peter van EyckDr. Van Anders / Col. Wilham Von Andre
  • Juan GarcíaFernandez
  • José Antonio CarbajalPaco
  • José ChávezPedro
  • Guillermo CallesPaco
  • Margarito LunaGran-Hotel Proprietor
  • Guillermo Bravo SosaGran-Hotel Waiter