Universal Presents
Ben Gazzara as Paul Bryan
in
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Season 2 -Episode 3 : The Borders Of Barbarism
Guest Starring
Joan Collins as Gillian Wales
Alf Kjellin as Josep Rustic
Reginald Owen as Sir Hillary Cooper
Joseph Sirola as Vilovic
Jack Goode as Sidney Cruishank
Stephen McNally as Mike Allen
George Perina as Karl Janka
Don Knight as Bartender
Gabriel Curtiz as Old Pheasant
Lawrence Montaigne as George Woodstock
Peter Forster as Henry Laudermilk
Jane Betts as Woman Border Guard
Alex Rodine as Yugoslav Policeman
Directed by Richard Benedict
(c) 1966 Universal Studios ..
Joan guest starred in this episode entitled "The Borders Of Barbarism - (Outside it's Death).. She plays Gillian Wales, whose late father was associated with Yugoslavian Partisans during World War 2.. Paul is asked by intelligence agent Mike Allen (Stephen McNally) to escort Gillian (Joan) to Yugoslavia to try and find out valuable information about the cold war from her late fathers friends, residing there..But danger lies in store for both of them!
Ben Gazzara stars in this weekly series for Universal as Paul Bryan, a successful lawyer who is told by his Doctor that he has a form of leukemia and has two years to live. Paul decides to make the best of his time and do all the things he ever wanted to do. This forms the scenario of the show as he sets of on a series of adventures, meeting a variety of characters along the way.. The series began in
1965 and ran for three seasons until 1968 over 86 episodes..
Although it was popular series in its day, it has not been seen much since and the series is not available on dvd as yet.. Considering all the rubbish available, it's long overdue..
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