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The Naked Runner (1967)

Movie ★ 6.1 101 min

Drama Thriller

Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel to East Germany to attend a trade show and show off his invention, taking his 10 year old son with him for a holiday. Meanwhile a British Intelligence officer who served with Laker in the Second World War decides to use the opportunity of Laker's trip and his lack of an intelligence profile to coerce him into carrying out an assassination.

Sidney J. Furie Director

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Quick facts

Released
July 19, 1967
Runtime
101 min
Rating
NR
IMDb
tt0062029
Language
Studio
Sinatra Enterprises, Artanis Productions,

Themes

Cast

Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra Sam Laker Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan Martin Slattery Nadia Gray Nadia Gray Karen Gisevius Toby Robins Toby Robins Ruth Derren Nesbitt Derren Nesbitt Colonel Hartmann Edward Fox Edward Fox Ritchie Jackson Inger Stratton Inger Stratton Anna Cyril Luckham Cyril Luckham Cabinet minister J.A.B. Dubin-Behrmann Joseph Michael Newport Patrick Laker Roy Hanlon Victor Beaumont Stanley Meadows Stanley Meadows George Murcell James Payne Man at Printing Press (uncredited)

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Naked Runner about?
Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel to East Germany to attend a trade show and show off his invention, taking his 10 year old son with him for a holiday. Meanwhile a British Intelligence officer who served with Laker in the Second World War decides to use the opportunity of Laker's trip and his lack of an intelligence profile to coerce him into carrying out an assassination.
Who directed The Naked Runner?
The Naked Runner was directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Who stars in The Naked Runner?
The Naked Runner stars Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughan, Nadia Gray, Toby Robins.
When was The Naked Runner released?
The Naked Runner is a 1967 drama, thriller film.
Where can I watch The Naked Runner?
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