The Running Man (1963 film)

This article is about the 1963 film starring Laurence Harvey. For the 1987 film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, see The Running Man (1987 film). For other films, see Running Man.

The Running Man
Directed byCarol Reed
Screenplay byJohn Mortimer
Based onThe Ballad of the Running Man
1961 novel
by Shelley Smith
Produced byCarol Reed
StarringLaurence Harvey
Lee Remick
Alan Bates
CinematographyRobert Krasker
Edited byBert Bates
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Color processEastman Color
Production
company
Peet Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1963 (1963-05) (United Kingdom)
  • October 1963 (1963-10) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The Running Man is a 1963 British-American neo-noir drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Laurence Harvey, Alan Bates and Lee Remick. It was adapted by screenwriter John Mortimer from the 1961 novel The Ballad of the Running Man by Shelley Smith.

A man fakes his own death in a glider accident, then runs into trouble when an insurance investigator starts taking a close interest.

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