The Naked Runner_
"They found the key to Sam Laker. They wound it up good and tight. And then they turned him loose."
Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel to East Germany to attend a trade show and show off his invention, taking his 10 year old son with him for a holiday. Meanwhile a British Intelligence officer who served with Laker in the Second World War decides to use the opportunity of Laker's trip and his lack of an intelligence profile to coerce him into carrying out an assassination.
Starring
Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughan, Nadia Gray
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Naked Runner was released 59 years ago in 1967.
Overview
Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel ...
The Naked Runner is a Drama, Thriller film with a runtime of 1h 41m.
CAST (15)
Frank Sinatra
Sam Laker
Peter Vaughan
Martin Slattery
Nadia Gray
Karen Gisevius
Toby Robins
Ruth
Derren Nesbitt
Colonel Hartmann
Edward Fox
Ritchie Jackson
Inger Stratton
Anna
Cyril Luckham
Cabinet minister
JD
J.A.B. Dubin-Behrmann
Joseph
MN
Michael Newport
Patrick Laker
RH
Roy Hanlon
VB
Victor Beaumont
Stanley Meadows
GM
George Murcell
JP
James Payne
Man at Printing Press (uncredited)
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What is The Naked Runner about?
Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel to East Germany to attend a trade show and show off his invention, taking his 10 year old son with him for a holiday. Meanwhile a British Intelligence officer who served with Laker in the Second World War decides to use the opportunity of Laker's trip and his lack of an intelligence profile to coerce him into carrying out an assassination.
How long is The Naked Runner?
The Naked Runner has a runtime of 101 minutes (1h 41m).
Who stars in The Naked Runner?
The cast of The Naked Runner includes Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughan, Nadia Gray, Toby Robins, Derren Nesbitt.
What is the rating of The Naked Runner?
The Naked Runner has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 based on 7 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Thriller
