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Run for Your Life (1988)

1988-01-01 · 1h 30m · EN
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Major Charles Forsythe is a Vietnam veteran U.S. Army officer stationed near Rome. He is a brutal, if effective, commander who was "fragged" by his own men in Vietnam. When he is denied promotion because of the number of men injured during his training exercises, he takes out his anger by beating his pregnant wife Sarah. She miscarries. On her release from the hospital, Sarah is determined to get back into shape and begins running. She meets Alan Morani a former Olympic runner who is a paraplegic as the result of a car accident. Morani offers to coach Sarah to run in the Rome marathon, a race which her husband has won two years in a row. Sarah realizes that winning the race is the best way to avenge the death of her baby and destroy her husband's ego.

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Terence YoungDirectorRobert Brodie BoothWriter

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David CarradineDavid CarradineMaggiore Charles ForsytheLauren HuttonLauren HuttonSarah ForsytheGeorge SegalGeorge SegalAlan MoraniFranco NeroFranco NeroCommissarioSabine SunSabine SunAnn MoorcroftAnthony DawsonAnthony DawsonColonnello MoorcroftJill PearsonJill PearsonDottoressa MaroussiaGregg StewartGregg StewartLieutenant WalkerChristine CoxChristine CoxColeen AstaColeen AstaPernilla UverstrumPernilla UverstrumJaana GilleJaana Gille

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What is Run for Your Life about?

Major Charles Forsythe is a Vietnam veteran U.S. Army officer stationed near Rome. He is a brutal, if effective, commander who was "fragged" by his own men in Vietnam. When he is denied promotion because of the number of men injured during his training exercises, he takes out his anger by beating his pregnant wife Sarah. She miscarries. On her release from the hospital, Sarah is determined to get back into shape and begins running. She meets Alan Morani a former Olympic runner who is a paraplegic as the result of a car accident. Morani offers to coach Sarah to run in the Rome marathon, a race which her husband has won two years in a row. Sarah realizes that winning the race is the best way to avenge the death of her baby and destroy her husband's ego.

How long is Run for Your Life?

Run for Your Life has a runtime of 90 minutes.