RUN FOR THE SUN is like a poor man's version of THE AFRICAN QUEEN with some added-in Nazis for good measure. The film stars Richard Widmark as a hard-drinking writer modelled on Ernest Hemingway who finds himself in a remote south of the border village with the pretty Jane Greer. They have a couple of courteous hosts who turn out to be hiding dark secrets as the plot progresses. The film boasts Trevor Howard in an against-type role but for the most part is quite dull, plodding along without much in the way of really anything happening for long sections. As per usual, when there is eventually some action at the climax, it's too little, too late.
Review of Run for the Sun
