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Johnny on the Run is a British film of genre Adventure directed by Lewis Gilbert with Sydney Tafler
Johnny on the Run (1953)
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Janek, un jeune réfugié polonais d'une dizaine d'années, ayant une tante à Édimbourg, Mme Mac Gregor, trouva dans sa nouvelle maison anglaise un refuge plus intéressé que chaleureux. Il doit travailler pour "gagner sa pension" et dans un milieu où il n'arrive pas à s'adapter en dépit de son courage et d'une bonne volonté évidente. Le fils de Mme Mac Gregor le déteste et tous les autres enfants de son entourage le rejettent impitoyablement de leur monde. Janek, très malheureux, décide donc de s'enfuir avec l'espoir de rejoindre sa chère Pologne.Actors
Sydney Tafler
('Flash Harry' Fisher)
Jean Anderson
(Mrs. MacIntyre)
Michael Balfour
('Fingers' Brown)
Moultrie Kelsall
(Mr. MacIntyre)
Mona Washbourne
(Mrs MacGregor)
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