Running Scared

"Chased! Hunted! Running for Their Lives. What Deadly Secrets Do They Know?"

1980 1h 36m EN

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 9

DramaActionAdventure

Synopsis

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It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies.

“Chased! Hunted! Running for Their Lives. What Deadly Secrets Do They Know?”

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Cast

Ken Wahl
Chas McClain
Judge Reinhold
Leroy Beecher
Annie McEnroe
Sally Mae Giddens
Bradford Dillman
Arthur Jaeger
John Saxon
Captain Munoz
Pat Hingle
McClain
Lonny Chapman
Pa Beecher
Tom McFadden
Col. Williams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Glickler
Writers: David Odell, Paul Glickler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Glickler, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roger Kellaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Q. Lovett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold and Annie McEnroe carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Chased! Hunted! Running for Their Lives. What Deadly Secrets Do They Know?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081445 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Paul Glickler directs. Willy Kurant behind the camera. Roger Kellaway scores. Robert Q. Lovett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Paul Glickler, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Roger Kellaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Robert Q. Lovett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold and Annie McEnroe carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Chased! Hunted! Running for Their Lives. What Deadly Secrets Do They Know?".
7IMDB entry: tt0081445 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "florida", "escape", "spy", "cold war".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.