The Running man (Captioned)

United States, 1987

Film
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The year is 2019. All that has survived of the 20th century is television. Television in a new and twisted fashion where the most powerful program on the air is a high-stakes, high-tech game show. “The Running man” is a deadly futuristic cat and mouse carnival in which contestants battle for the ultimate prize - survival! Based on the novel by Richard Backhman, this was rated one of the best action movies of the year.

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Credits

director

Paul Michael Glaser

co-producer

George Linder

Tim Zinnemann

production company

Keith Barish Productions

Taft Entertainment

Duration

01:36:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304216

Language

English

Audience classification

R (18+)

Subject categories

Closed captioning

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Future life

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1058512

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