this film is only recommendable and only watchable because of amazing performances across the board, highlighted by a stellar performance by brando. but as usual, williams script was deplorably bad in most parts and the story didnt really mean anything. which i guess works beca...( read more)
Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani
Oscar ® winners Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront), Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo), Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve) and Maureen Stapleton (Reds) lead the stellar cast of this Southern Gothic "...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
Stats: 57 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (57)
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August 27, 2008
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July 19, 2008
"thr fugitive kind" is another terrific piece scripted by tennesse williams, and it is adequately casted with marlon brando and ann magnani as williams' two archetyped characters in his plays: sexually dissatisfied female with great willpower vs luscious male with stormy sex anta...( read more)
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July 14, 2009
An unnecessary movie if you ask.I only watched it for Sidney Lumet.His directing was marvelous in "12 Angry Men".Directing is good too in "The Fugitive Kind" and acting was really good (I cant say bad to Marlon Brando) by two leading roles.But script is worthless.Still i congruca...( read more)
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June 15, 2008
Not top notch Tennesse Williams, florid and over ripe with interesting if bizarre from Brando and Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani and Maureen Stapleton do what they can with underwritten parts, Victor Jory is wonderful in a small but showy part practially dripping evil.
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October 24, 2007
This is by far one of the most unnerving and depressing films I've ever seen, and it's all the better for it. Marlon Brando was an unstoppable vessel for human emotion and insightful understanding of the human condition, and this performance is yet another piece of evidence. His ...( read more)
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March 20, 2007
the acting & directing are excellent, but the writing/story is pretty vacant, full of ideas that seem to go nowhere.
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March 5, 2007
Great acting by all concerned. I don't think John Carradine has had a better part.
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February 16, 2007
Possibly the best inside look at pre-civil rights Mississippi ever. Brando made Anna Magnani burn. Superb cast and performances. Make like you're a freedom rider and take the trip. Tennessee Williams wrote the play and the script for this film.
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