Run, Man, Run!

Run, Man, Run! (Corri uomo corri)

Movie · 1968 · 15 people

Sergio Sollima wrote and directed this 1968 western, an Italian-French co-production released in Italy as Corri uomo corri and in English as Run, Man, Run!. Its alternative title, Big Gundown 2, comes from its place as the second film Sollima built around the same character, two years after his successful western The Big Gundown; it is shot in Italian and runs 120 minutes.

At the centre of the story is Cuchillo, a petty crook played by Tomas Milian, who had also taken the part in the first film. Donald O'Brien shares the lead billing with him. The supporting cast includes John Ireland, Marco Guglielmi, José Torres, Luciano Rossi, Nello Pazzafini, Dante Maggio, Umberto Di Grazia, Attilio Dottesio, Orso Maria Guerrini, Federico Boido, Calisto Calisti and Osiride Pevarello.

Together with Face to Face, the film closes Sollima's political-western trilogy and is the last spaghetti western he made. Sollima described it as the most political, most revolutionary and even most anarchic of his films. The score is credited to Bruno Nicolai, but Sollima said Ennio Morricone was its real composer, and parts of the music were later used in the video game Red Dead Revolver. The film is known as Lauf um dein Leben in Germany, Saludos hombre in France and Corre, Cuchillo, corre in Spain.

DirectorSergio Sollima

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Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini Actor · died at 62 Gianni Rizzo Gianni Rizzo Actor · died at 67 Tomás Milián Donald O'Brien John Ireland Marco Guglielmi José Torres Luciano Rossi Dante Maggio Umberto Di Grazia Attilio Dottesio Orso Maria Guerrini Federico Boido Calisto Calisti Chelo Alonso

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

For spaghetti western fans: Tomas Milian's Cuchillo is back, and this small-time crook carries the film's energy almost on his own. At 120 minutes it runs a bit long and the story stops for breath now and then, but the moment the score kicks in the pace lifts. Bruno Nicolai gets the credit, yet Sollima said Ennio Morricone was the real composer, and you can hear it. A good pick for a lively western night.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Sergio Sollima framed this film as the close of his political-western trilogy and called it his most political, most revolutionary, even most anarchic work. That invites reading Run, Man, Run! not just as a gun-toting adventure but as a film that breathes the air of 1968. Putting a petty crook at the centre instead of a shining hero is a deliberate choice about where ordinary people stand amid larger struggles. The Italian-French co-production's distance from classic western heroics is interesting, though the political subtext sometimes fades among the genre's conventions.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Fine for an evening in a western-loving household, but not for young children. The toughness and gunplay of the spaghetti western are here too. At 120 minutes it is fairly long. Teens and adults can enjoy Tomas Milian's lively performance and the music. There are political references that may need a little explaining to younger viewers. Grandparents who like old westerns should enjoy it as well.

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