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Man on the Run

Man on the Run

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Man on the Run

1949

1h 22m

6.7(17 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Overview

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

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Associated British Picture Corporation

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

Sgt. Peter Burden

Joan Hopkins

Joan Hopkins

Jean Adams

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Chief Inspector Mitchell

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Detective Sergeant Lawson

Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

1st Paratrooper

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Bert the Barge Mate

John Bailey

John Bailey

Dan Underwood, Burglar

John Stuart

John Stuart

Det. Inspector Jim McBane

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Slim Elfey

Leslie Perrins

Leslie Perrins

Charlie

Creative team

Directed by: Lawrence Huntington
Written by: Lawrence Huntington
Produced by: Lawrence Huntington

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