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The Chase

The Chase

1966Movie⏱️ 2h 14mApproved
CrimeDramaThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
15,037 votes

The citizens of a small Texas town become worried and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown.

Director
Arthur Penn
Writers
Horton Foote, Lillian Hellman
Stars
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford
Release Date
February 18, 1966
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
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Wins
💬 142
Reviews
📋 17.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
as Sheriff Calder
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
as Anna Reeves
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
as Bubber Reeves
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
as Val Rogers
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
as Ruby Calder
Janice Rule
Janice Rule
as Emily Stewart
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
as Mrs. Reeves
Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer
as Mary Fuller
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford
as Damon Fuller
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
as Edwin Stewart

💰 Box Office

$5,000,000
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Calabasas, California, USA
Production
Horizon Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

manhuntracismsheriffdrunkennesssocial commentary

🎯 Categories

CaperCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Unsung classic
by gemtea2001-05-03
9/10

"The Chase did get pretty awful reviews when it was released but this is a movie to seek out, if for nothing else the performances. A young Richard Bradford is extremely believable as the town bully and womanizer. Robert Duvall as a henpecked husband. Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in early roles. The real reason to catch this one, however, is Brando's performance, which (as noted by another reviewer) is one of his better ones. I saw this movie when it was released and left the theater feeling exhaustion as well as an inner turmoil because the movie made me so mad! The fight scene at the sh..."

💡 Did You Know?

Marlon Brando did not like the part of Sheriff Calder and complained that all he did in the picture was wander around. He began referring to himself as "The Old Lamplighter".

📖 Synopsis

The citizens of a small Texas town become worried and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown.