Midas Run (1969): Cast
Midas Run is a 1969 comedy drama directed by Alf Kjellin, starring Roddy McDowall as Wister, Cesar Romero and Adolfo Celi. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Alf Kjellin
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Midas Run About?
The premise of Midas Run without spoilers.
A disgruntled veteran British secret service officer, bitter about never being knighted, orchestrates a bold robbery of a government gold convoy valued at $15 million. Meanwhile, a man who once owned ten million dollars in gold sees his fortune vanish, only for it to end up in the hands of a determined woman, sparking a high‑stakes chase across continents.
Midas Run Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- caper crime
- gold
- red wine
- insurance
- money
- reward
- double cross
- garbage truck
- father daughter relationship
- betrayal
- tank
- lloyds of london
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- ex fascist
- general
- airfield
- publisher
- tourist
- ss
- fired from a job
- book
- peace activist
- philosophy professor
- philosophy
- military strategy
- british secret service
- sex
- venice italy
- london england
- airplane
- master thief
- international gang
- caper
- capture
- truck
- recruiting
- queen
- planning
- pilot
- pacifist
- marriage
- luftwaffe
- knighthood
- italy
- hijacking
- heist gone wrong
- gold theft
- gold shipment
- crime gone awry
- army general
- airplane hijacking
Midas Run Cast & Characters
Roddy McDowall leads the cast as Wister, with Cesar Romero as Carlo Dodero and Adolfo Celi as General Ferranti. Directed by Alf Kjellin; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alf Kjellin
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Roddy McDowall as Wister -
Cesar Romero as Carlo Dodero -
Adolfo Celi as General Ferranti -
Fred Astaire as John Pedley
Also Starring in Midas Run
· 14 more- Ralph Richardson Lord Henshaw
- Richard Crenna Mike Warden
- John Le Mesurier Wells
- Maurice Denham Charles Crittenden
- Aldo Bufi Landi Carabinieri
- Jacques Sernas Paul Giroux
- Carolyn De Fonseca Ingeborg Pfeiffer
- Anne Heywood Sylvia Giroux
- Bruce Beeby Gordon
- Karl-Otto Alberty Mark Dietrich
- Robert Henderson The Dean
- George Hartmann Anton Pfeiffer
- Stanley Baugh Pilot
- Fred Astaire Jr. Co-Pilot
More from Alf Kjellin
More films directed by Alf Kjellin: Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes, The Deadly Dream, The McMasters and The Pleasure Garden.
Midas Run Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Midas Run ≣ 1969 ≣ Trailer
Midas Run Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Gestatten, das sind meine Kohlen!” and “Бег Мидаса”.
- Also known as
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- Gestatten, das sind meine Kohlen!
- Бег Мидаса
- O Jogo das Barras de Ouro
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Midas Run FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Midas Run, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Midas Run?
Midas Run runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Midas Run released?
Midas Run was released on May 7, 1969.
Who directed Midas Run?
Midas Run was directed by Alf Kjellin.
More films by Alf Kjellin Who is in the cast of Midas Run?
Midas Run stars Roddy McDowall as Wister, Cesar Romero as Carlo Dodero and Adolfo Celi as General Ferranti, among 18 credited actors.
Does Midas Run have a post-credit scene?
No. Midas Run has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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