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The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

With a guitar and a snake skin jacket he drifted out of the rain...and into the lives of these two women...

19606.81h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Meade Roberts, Tennessee Williams
Produced by Richard Shepherd, Martin Jurow
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Top Cast

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier

Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Lady Torrance

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Carol Cutrere

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Jabe Torrance

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Vee Talbot

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Emory Richardson

Emory Richardson

Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man

Madame Spivy

Madame Spivy

Ruby Lightfoot

Sally Gracie

Sally Gracie

Dolly Hamma

Lucille Benson

Lucille Benson

Beulah Binnings

Themes & Keywords

black and white

About The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind is a romance, drama film released in 1960 exploring themes of black and white. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward. 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.

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