Run for the Sun
| Run for the Sun | |
|---|---|
 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Roy Boulting |
| Written by | Dudley Nichols Roy Boulting |
| Produced by | Robert Waterfield Harry Tatelman |
| Starring | Richard Widmark Trevor Howard Jane Greer Peter Van Eyck |
| Cinematography | Joseph La Shelle |
| Edited by | Frederic Knudtson |
| Music by | Fred Steiner |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | August 1956 (US) |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Run for the Sun is a 1956 film released by United Artists, the third film to officially be based on Richard Connell's classic suspense story, "The Most Dangerous Game", after RKO's The Most Dangerous Game (1932), which starred Joel McCrea and Fay Wray, and their (1945) remake, A Game of Death, which was directed by Robert Wise. This version stars Trevor Howard as the hunter and Richard Widmark as the prey, and was directed by Ray Boulting from a script written by Boulting and Dudley Nichols.
Plot
Browne (Trevor Howard) is the wealthy reclusive man who enjoys hunting down human beings like wild game. In this adaptation, Browne is transformed into a British traitor, hiding in the Mexican jungle with his fellow Nazi war criminal and brother-in-law, Colonel Von Andre (Peter van Eyck). When their plane is forced to land in Browne's domain, writer Mike Latimer (Richard Widmark) and reporter Katy Conners (Jane Greer) are welcomed as guests. However, when Latimer finally recognizes his host and realizes he and Katy are in danger, he and Katy escape to the jungle with Browne and Von Andre in hot pursuit with their hunting dogs.
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Michael Latimer
- Trevor Howard as Browne
- Jane Greer as Katherine Connors
- Peter van Eyck as Dr. Van Anders / Colonel Von Andre
- Juan García
- José Antonio Carbajal
- José Chavez Trowe
- Guillermo Calles
- Margarito Luna
- Guillermo Bravo Sosa
- Enedina Díaz de León
Production
The jungle sequences were shot about fifty miles from Acapulco, Mexico. The location used for Browne and Van Anders' base was a vast, ruined, 16th century hacienda and sugar plantation/refinery built by Hernán Cortes at Atlacomulco, southeast of Cuernavaca. In the 1980s, the principal house and several other buildings were restored and turned into a hotel. The interior and patio of the house used in the film, as well as the interior of the small hotel where Katy Connors and Mike Latimer meet, were built at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. The house interior was reputed to be the largest set yet built in a Mexican studio.
Run for the Sun was one of four films produced for United Artists release by a company owned by actress Jane Russell and her then-husband, Robert Waterfield.
Casting Twist
In the movie the supporting villain is a German von Andre who passes as a Dutchman van Anders. In real life the actor playing him Peter van Eyck a Dutch name was born Gotz von Eick and changed his name to avoid stigma associated with being German.
