The Fugitive Kind
Seen it?1960 | 121 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (59% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The Apartment or Casablanca, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
59% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sidney Lumet
- Marlon BrandoValentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
- Anna MagnaniLady Torrance
- Joanne WoodwardCarol Cutrere
- Victor JoryJabe Torrance
- Maureen StapletonVee Talbot
- R.G. ArmstrongSheriff Jordan Talbott
- Emory RichardsonUncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
- Madame SpivyRuby Lightfoot
- Sally GracieDolly Hamma
- Lucille BensonBeulah Binnings