The Fugitive Kind
1960 · Movie · NR · 119 min · ★ 6.9 · 55% critics
A restless drifter arrives in a small Southern town and takes a job at a struggling store run by a lonely woman with a controlling, gravely ill husband. As attraction and resentment build, the newcomer becomes entangled in local tensions and a troubled admirer’s pursuit, pushing the town’s simmering conflicts toward a breaking point.
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-04-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (116 votes)
- Box office
- $2,100,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a Tennessee Williams-style, adult drama driven by desire, frustration, and big emotions, similar to Sweet Bird of Youth or The Rose Tattoo; Not for you if you dislike slow, talk-heavy stories.
Pros: powerful lead performances; intense emotional tension; moody black-and-white look | Cons: slow, talky pacing; melodrama can overheat; uneven supporting role
Themes
- black and white
Cast & crew
Marlon Brando
as Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
Anna Magnani
as Lady Torrance
Joanne Woodward
as Carol Cutrere
Victor Jory
as Jabe Torrance
Maureen Stapleton
as Vee Talbot
R.G. Armstrong
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Emory Richardson
as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
Madame Spivy
as Ruby Lightfoot
Sally Gracie
as Dolly Hamma
Lucille Benson
as Beulah Binnings
Directed by Sidney Lumet