---
title: 'Run for the Sun (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy Boulting'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/run-for-the-sun-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049696/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Run for the Sun (1956)

1956 · 95 min · Drama, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Run for the Sun is a 1956 American Technicolor thriller adventure film released by United Artists, the third film to officially be based on Richard Connell's classic 1924 suspense story, "The Most Dangerous Game", after both RKO's The Most Dangerous Game (1932), and their remake, A Game of Death (1945). This version stars Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, and Jane Greer, and was directed by Ray Boulting from a script written by Boulting and Dudley Nichols. Connell was credited for his short story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy Boulting](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-boulting)
- **Screenplay:** [Roy Boulting](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-boulting), [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fred Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-steiner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle)
- **Editor:** [Frederic Knudtson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-knudtson)

## Cast

- [Jane Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-greer)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Peter van Eyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-van-eyck)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)

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