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Running Scared (1972)

Running Scared poster
Directed by
David Hemmings
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An English family on vacation in Spain gets caught up in a dangerous situation. The father must navigate a tense and frightening ordeal to protect his family.

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What happens

Running Scared is a 1972 British drama film directed and co-written by David Hemmings. This was Hemmings' only film as a writer, and his first time directing. It was based on the 1964 novel of the same name written by Gregory Mcdonald. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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