Death on the Run

Death on the Run

Year: 1967

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Sergio Corbucci

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Jason is a relentless fugitive who slips through any barrier and outsmarts every guard, becoming an endless moving target. Hunted by Athens police, he also draws the attention of rival criminal gangs and covert government agencies, all desperate to obtain a microfilm he carries that holds highly sought‑after secrets.

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1

Arrival in Athens and escape

Jason is handcuffed and flown into Athens airport where Inspector Starkis awaits him. He manages to escape the airport, unaware that Bulgarian Demetrius is secretly helping him.

Athens airport
2

Kidnapping at the Gold Star club

While searching for his friend Pizza at the Gold Star club, Jason is kidnapped by Demetrius. He is photographed beside a dead woman and blackmailed into working for Demetrius.

Gold Star club
3

Prison infiltration and tooth extraction

Jason infiltrates a prison and removes a tooth from a corpse to use as leverage. The gruesome act binds him deeper into the espionage plot and fuels the stakes of his mission.

prison
4

Bar refuge and bugged phone

Jason double-crosses Demetrius and takes refuge in a bar. He phones Pizza, only to discover the line is bugged by both the police and a mysterious Albanian who sends two gunmen to kill him.

bar
5

Gunfight and pursuit

A gunfight erupts as Demetrius's men clash with the Albanian’s henchmen, and several opponents are killed. Jason narrowly escapes the crossfire while the net around him tightens.

Athens
6

Clark and Lloyd decide to monitor

Major Worthington Clark teams up with Lloyd to monitor Jason's activities. They coordinate surveillance strategies as the chase intensifies.

police office
7

Tooth exchange and fake tooth plan

Jason meets Pizza and hands over the real tooth for safekeeping. He also asks Pizza to create a convincing fake tooth to aid in his deception.

Gold Star club
8

Parthenon informant killed

A tip to contact a tour guide at the Parthenon is foiled when the informant is killed by the Albanian. The Albanian then hunts Jason through the streets of Athens.

Parthenon area / Acropolis
9

Bridge trap and escape

The police attempt to trap Jason by retracting a bridge; he leaps the gap and escapes. The Albanian, unable to follow, must swim to safety as the chase continues.

bridge near Acropolis
10

Greta at the Acropolis

At the Acropolis, Jason meets Greta, the woman believed to be dead in the photograph. The Albanian arrives and threatens them both, but Jason disarms him and escapes with Greta.

Acropolis
11

Gold Star club negotiations and Rumba

Back at the Gold Star club, Jason tries to recruit Pizza to join his scheme to profit from the chase. Rumba, the dancer, agrees to act as their go-between.

Gold Star club
12

Greta's backstory and the factory hideout

Greta explains she was forced to work for Demetrius to secure her sister's child’s release. Jason agrees to give Greta the real tooth so she can swap it for her niece's freedom, and they drive to a disused factory as a hideout. Later, the Albanian pursues them and Greta is killed, heightening the peril and urgency of Jason's mission.

disused factory

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