Action · Drama
Nobody Runs Forever
In A Moment He Could Be Dead! - and the only man who could save him was going to arrest him for murder!
Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level commissioner wanted down under for murder. But when Malone arrives, he finds that the amiable Quentin is not only the key in groundbreaking peace negotiations, but also the target of an assassin himself.
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Top Cast
Rod Taylor
Scobie Malone
Christopher Plummer
Sir James Quentin
Lilli Palmer
Sheila Quentin
Camilla Sparv
Lisa Pretorius
Daliah Lavi
Maria Cholon
Clive Revill
Joseph
Lee Montague
Denzil
Calvin Lockhart
Jamaica
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Production
Reviews
Wuchak
7/105/29/2025
**_Realistic alternative to 60’s James Bond_** An Australian detective (Rod Taylor) is sent to London to bring back the High Commissioner (Christopher Plummer) for a possible crime in 1951, but he’s involved in delicate peace talks for the UN, not to mention dealing with a leaker and assassination attempts. “The High Commissioner” (1968) is also known as “Nobody Runs Forever” and works well enough if you’re interested in a way more believable, dialogue-driven substitute to the 007 flicks with Sean Connery. Clive Revill is entertaining as a grumpy butler while suave Calvin Lockhart is notable as an American involved in the diplomatic proceedings. Exotic-looking Daliah Lavi stands out on the feminine front. Her character is involved in an unconvincing romantic sequence, which wasn’t
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