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The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 59mApproved
DramaRomance
7
IMDB Rating
8,008 votes

A guitar-playing drifter wanders into a small Mississippi town and inflames two troubled women.

Director
Sidney Lumet
Writers
Tennessee Williams, Meade Roberts
Stars
Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani
Release Date
April 14, 1960
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
as Valentine Xavier
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
as Carol Cutrere
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
as Lady Torrance
Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton
as Vee Talbot
Victor Jory
Victor Jory
as Jabe Torrance
R.G. Armstrong
R.G. Armstrong
as Sheriff Jordan Talbot
👤
Virgilia Chew
as Nurse Porter
👤
Ben Yaffee
as 'Dog' Hamma
👤
Joe Brown Jr.
as 'Pee Wee' Binnings
👤
Mary Perry

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Gold Medal Studios, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Pennebaker Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Psychological DramaTragic RomanceDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

not Williams, Lumet, or Brando's best, but it's still pretty damn good!
by Quinoa19842007-11-14
8/10

"The Fugitive Kind is a hot story of desire and loss and craving and heartbreak between a man and two women set in the deep south. Sounds like quintessential Tenessee Williams, and it is in spurts. Sometimes Williams leans towards being a little preachy, however true (little moments like when Brando and Stapleton have a quiet back and forth about racism via her painting kind of nails it on the head much), but it's his skills at doing melodrama that strike up the coolest beats. In fact, this is one of those super-cool movies of the late 50s that could have only starred someone like Brando, ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Marlon Brando described Anna Magnani as being equally fiery and passionate off screen. He claimed she made a pass at him in a hotel before filming began.

📖 Synopsis

A guitar-playing drifter wanders into a small Mississippi town and inflames two troubled women.