The Fugitive Kind
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives in a small town and takes a job at a shop run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local woman described as a tramp from a good family.
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Sidney Lumet
Charles H. Maguire
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jake98
Val is a young "party gigalo" that is sick of his life after having to pawn his most prized possession. His guitar given him by the "great blues player "Lead Belly". The movies opening scene is showing Val in jail going before a judge that's just not pleased to see his type. After Val promises to leave town imeadietly the judge releases him. He drives until his car quits in a rainstorm. He pushes the car to a place with the only light on in town, it being really late in the night. A jail. There he's befriended by the local sherrif's wife.A woman who has been abused by her husband. He is not pleased to see " Val's kind" in his house/ jail. The nice wife introduces Val to the local general store owner. She offers him a job while her husband is in the hospital. Against Val's better judgement he takes the job. They fall in love and that's when the movie gets heated up. Don't miss this gem.One of Marlon's best. A Tennessee Williams story. Joanne Woodward is excellent as a easy going barfly/flirt.
r96sk
<em>'The Fugitive Kind'</em> is just a bit too slow for me, I almost did enjoy it mind you. Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani are the stars and I did buy into their relationship by the conclusion; which, by the way, goes from 0 to 60 real quick! It is a solid ending though. What precedes just meanders a little too much, for my liking at least. There were periods where I was locked on to events onscreen, though the down moments were quite noticeable too, unfortunately, and when all is said and done the latter probably outweighs the former.
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The directors of The Fugitive Kind are Sidney Lumet and Charles H. Maguire.
The cast of The Fugitive Kind includes Maureen Stapleton as Vee Talbot, Marlon Brando as Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier, Lucille Benson as Beulah Binnings, Victor Jory as Jabe Torrance, R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Jordan Talbott, Emory Richardson as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man, Anna Magnani as Lady Torrance, Joanne Woodward as Carol Cutrere, Madame Spivy as Ruby Lightfoot, Sally Gracie as Dolly Hamma, John Baragrey as David Cutrere, Virgilia Chew as Nurse Porter, and more.
The duration of The Fugitive Kind is 1h 59 mins.
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The Fugitive Kind was released on 14 Apr 1960.
The Fugitive Kind is listed under Romance and Drama on Fanbiz.
The Fugitive Kind has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 3.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Val is a young "party gigalo" that is sick of his life after having to pawn his most prized possession. His guitar given him by the "great blues player "Lead Belly". The movies..."
