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Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever, also called The High Commissioner, is a 1968 political spy thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas based on Jon Cleary's 1966 novel "The High Commissioner". It stars Rod Taylor as Australian policeman Scobie Malone and Christopher Plummer as the Australian High Commissioner in Britain caught up in corrupt dealings, during delicate negotiations. Taylor's production company was involved in making the film as was the American Selmur Productions.
Plot.
Sergeant Scobie Malone (Taylor) of the New South Wales Police
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- Commissioner John Leeds, Malone's superior.
- His father Con and mother Brigid (based on Cleary's parents).
- His children Claire, Tom and Maureen (based on Cleary's grandchildren).
Style.
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Adaptations.
There have been two feature film adaptations of Malone novels. Cleary was dissatisfied with both. He did not do the adaptation of "Nobody Runs Forever" (1968),