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1969 British TV series or programme
Run a Crooked Mile
GenreDrama
Written byTrevor Wallace
Directed byGene Levitt
StarringLouis Jourdan
Mary Tyler Moore
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Theme music composerMike Leander
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerCharles F. Engel
ProducerIan Lewis
Production locationsGeneva, Switzerland
London, England
CinematographyArthur Grant
EditorBert Rule
Running time100 min.
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 18, 1969 (1969-11-18)

Run a Crooked Mile is a 1969 British made-for-television thriller film directed by Gene Levitt and starring Louis Jourdan.

Plot

Richard Stuart, an English schoolteacher on holiday, is a witness to a murder among a group of wealthy men in a secluded mansion in the English countryside. When he reports it to the police, however, no evidence of the group or any murder can be found, only a golden key on the floor. When he tries to investigate further he is knocked unconscious. He wakes up in a hospital room in Geneva (after an apparent polo accident) and is astounded to discover that two years have elapsed, during which he has been unhappily married to a beautiful woman, Elizabeth (Mary Tyler Moore) and living a rich and extravagant life under the name Tony Sutton. Gradually realising that Elizabeth is genuine, and not part of a conspiracy against him, he asks her to help him understand how he got into his situation, and what to do about it. They return to England, and eventually to the secluded mansion.

Reception

Acclaimed for its original premise, stylish photography (by Arthur Grant) and use of exotic locations, the film has managed to develop a cult following. In 2018, the film was released on DVD by the German Label PIDAX, with a running time of only 93 min.

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