The Fugitive
A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
Overview
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
Backdrop
Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins."
Deutsch
DE
Title: Auf der Flucht
"Eine ermordete Ehefrau. Ein unbekannter Einarmiger. Ein besessener Polizei-Inspektor. Die Jagd beginnt."
Pусский
RU
Title: Беглец
"«Его жена убита. Некто однорукий. Одержимый полицейский. Погоня начинается...»"
Magyar
HU
Title: A Szökevény
"Egy meggyilkolt asszony. Egy félkarú ember. Egy elszánt nyomozó. Indul a hajsza!"
Italiano
IT
Title: Il fuggitivo
"Una moglie assassinata. Un uomo senza un braccio. Un detective che non dà tregua. La caccia comincia."
Français
FR
Title: Le Fugitif
"Une épouse assassinée. Un manchot. Un flic tenace. La chasse est ouverte."
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Reviews
***Top-of-the-line crime thriller with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones***
Released in 1993 and based on the TV show from 30 years earlier, “The Fugitive” stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent fugitive framed for murder. As he pursues the one-armed killer & those who pulled his strings, a determined U.S. Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones) hunts Kimble down from wilderness regions to the streets of Chicago.
The first 40 minutes contain the most action, hooking the viewer with an exhilarating bus wreck/train wreck followed by a phenomenal dam sequence. The rest of the movie is an intelligent and suspenseful cat-and-mouse chase with Kimble zeroing-in on those who framed him and why.
“The Fugitive” was a deserved box office hit, costing $40 million and raking in $369 million with $184 of that domestically. To realize just how well-done it is, check out the sequel, “U.S. Marshals” (1998), which features the same basic plot, but without most of the magic.
The film runs 2 hours, 10 minutes and was shot in Illinois and North Carolina; the dam sequence, for instance, was filmed at Cheoah Dam, Tapoco, North Carolina.
GRADE: A-
Oscar Awards
Wins
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - 1993
Tommy Lee Jones
Nominations
CINEMATOGRAPHY - 1993
Michael Chapman
FILM EDITING - 1993
Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
MUSIC (Original Score) - 1993
James Newton Howard
BEST PICTURE - 1993
Arnold Kopelson
SOUND - 1993
Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Scott D. Smith
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING - 1993
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Media
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The Manhunt Begins
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Stop Him!
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I Don't Care