Man Hunt
1941 · Movie · Approved · 105 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
Shortly before WW2, a renowned British big-game hunter vacationing in Bavaria sets his sights on a notorious world leader, but he’s captured and left for dead. He escapes to London, where Nazi agents hunt him relentlessly, and a young woman helps him stay one step ahead.
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Details
- Years
- 1941
- Release date
- 1941-06-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (125 votes)
About
You’ll like Man Hunt if you want a fast, anti-Nazi wartime thriller with grim pursuit and stubborn escape energy; Not for you if you dislike propaganda-heavy dramas or feel annoyed by uneven pacing like in Hangmen Also Die!
Pros: tense wartime chase; strong leading duo; Fritz Lang direction | Cons: uneven pacing; clunky accents; story feels overcomplicated
Themes
- sniper
- london, england
- ambassador
- world war ii
- stowaway
- on the run
- assassination attempt
- nazi underworld
- big game hunter
- steam ship
- adolf hitler
- pre-war
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Walter Pidgeon
as Captain Alan Thorndike
Joan Bennett
as Jerry Stokes
George Sanders
as Major Quive-Smith
John Carradine
as Mr. Jones
Roddy McDowall
as Vaner
Ludwig Stössel
as Doctor
Heather Thatcher
as Lady Alice Risborough
Frederick Worlock
as Lord Gerald Risborough
Roger Imhof
as Captain Jensen
Holmes Herbert
as Saul Farnsworthy
Directed by Fritz Lang