Run for the Sun

Jul 30, 1956

1h 39m

★ 6.0

Clawing...Killing...Hacking his way across a thousand miles of steaming jungle!

Overview

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

Genres

Adventure

Thriller

Production Companies

Russ-Field Corporation

United Artists

Russ-Field Productions

Run for the Sun Trailers

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Cast

Michael 'Mike' Latimer

Richard Widmark

Browne

Trevor Howard

Katherine 'Katie' Connors

Jane Greer

Dr. Van Anders / Col. Wilham Von Andre

Peter van Eyck

Fernandez

Juan García

Paco

José Antonio Carbajal

Pedro

José Chávez

Paco

Guillermo Calles

Gran-Hotel Proprietor

Margarito Luna

Gran-Hotel Waiter

Guillermo Bravo Sosa

Paco's Wife

Enedina Díaz de León

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