The Gun Runners
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| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Produced by | Herbert E. Stewart Clarence Greene |
| Written by | Daniel Mainwaring Paul Monash Ben Hecht |
| Based on | To Have and Have Not (novel) by Ernest Hemingway |
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Audie Murphy Eddie Albert Patricia Owens Everett Sloane |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Chester W. Shaeffer |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gun Runners is a 1958 film noir crime film directed by Don Siegel, is the third adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not, starring Audie Murphy and Patricia Owens.Everett Sloane essays the part of the alcoholic sidekick originally played by Walter Brennan in the film's first adaptation, although Sloane's interpretation is less overtly comic. Eddie Albert delivers a bravura performance as a charismatic villain; other cast members include Jack Elam and Richard Jaeckel. Gita Hall, "Miss Stockholm of 1953", made her film debut as Albert's girlfriend Eva.
The earlier remake, titled The Breaking Point (1950), was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred John Garfield.
Sam Martin (Audie Murphy) runs a charter boat with his alcoholic first mate Harvey (Everett Sloane). He is forced by financial necessity to run guns for some revolutionaries.
This was the first feature from the fledgling Seven Arts Productions. Director Don Siegel was unhappy with having to use Audie Murphy in the lead role.
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