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Title: Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
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A successful lawyer (Ben Gazzara) is told by his doctor he's terminally ill, and will be dead in less than two years. He decides to do all of the things for which he never had time. Each episode tells of the places he goes and the people he meets, from bums riding the rails, to gigolos. He becomes a man with little fear of death, and everything but time. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Ben Gazzara stars as a young, successful lawyer on a world-wide search for a full, dangerous life - and only a few months to live it! (season two) See more »Genres:
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Ben Gazzara and Robert Duvall appeared on Arrest and Trial (1963). See more »Quotes
Opening credits narrator: [season 3 opening credits] Paul Bryan, Attorney at Law, future full of promise. Until a medical examination reveals he has a short time to live, precious time, time to be used, time to crowd 30 years of living into one... or two.See more »
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During seasons one and two, Roy Huggins was credited as Executive Producer during the opening credits after the program's episode titles. During season three, for unknown reasons, Huggins was not clearly credited as Executive Producer. In addition, Huggins was nominated for an Emmy as Executive Producer for the show's final season. The end credits state the following: A Roncom Films-Roy Huggins Production. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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13 September 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Little Europe, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USACompany Credits
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This was a very clever concept. A lawyer, Paul Bryan, has been diagnosed with an incurable disease and has been told he has just two to three years to live. The idea put this lead character in the position of living life to the fullest and the most responsible. There is a message in that for all of us somewhere, isn't there?
While somewhat morbid straight off the top, the concept made for interesting viewing from my perspective. Ben Gazzara played the main character and each week he would resolve other people's problems, but at the end of the show he would still be facing the anguish of a limited time on this earth. One of an unnamed genre of shows like "The Fugitive" and "The Incredible Hulk", "Run for Your Life" was set in locales all over the world, but probably filmed on studio back-lots, renovated to look like the French Riviera, Hawaii and Rio. The idea was that Bryan was seeing the world with what little time and resources he had left. Each episode he would engage in new relationships, involving himself in new circumstances, resulting in high action and adventure.
This wasn't a great show, but was certainly a product of its time. Always reminded us of our own mortality, which all of us need occasional reminders of in life.