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Run for the Sun (1956) Movie Review Summary

Actors: Richard Widmark, Jane Greer, Peter Van Eyck, Trevor Howard, Carlos Henning, Margarito Luna. Juan Garcia.

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When their private plane crash-lands in a South American jungle, a beautiful reporter (Jane Greer) and a broodingly recluse author (Richard Widmark) stumble into the hide-out of a German war criminal. Reporter and author soon find themselves the human targets in a hunt organized by the wanted ex-Nazi (Peter Van Eyck) and his traitorous friend (Trevor Howard).
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 30%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 30%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1930's-1950's Wilderness adventure    -   Yes Plotlets:    -   hunted by enemies

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   writer Age:    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

The Americas (not US):    -   Yes The Americas:    -   South Jungles?    -   Yes Jungles    -   snakes    -   quicksand    -   alligators/crocs    -   heat/bugs

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   non-gory references to death/punishment Kind of violence:    -   hand to hand    -   guns    -   knives Any profanity?    -   None Is this movie based on a    -   book

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