The Fugitive (1947 film)
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| The Fugitive | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | Merian C. Cooper Emilio Fernández John Ford |
| Written by | Graham Greene Dudley Nichols |
| Starring | Henry Fonda |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Editing by | Jack Murray |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  July 2, 1949 |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Country | US/Mexico |
| Language | English |
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The Fugitive is a 1947 American-Mexican drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. It was shot on location in Mexico by Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.
[edit] Plot
A nameless priest is a fugitive in a Latin American country where religion is outlawed. Another fugitive, a murderous bandit dubbed "El Gringo", comes to town. He and a beautiful Indian woman conspire to help the priest escape. Taken to safety, he is then convinced by a police informant to return to the town on the pretense that "El Gringo" is dying and wishes to have last rites. The priest is captured and sentenced to death, but forgives the informant for betraying him. The priest's death brings an outpouring of public grief and shows the authorities that it's impossible to stamp out religion as long as it exists in people's hearts and minds.
[edit] Cast
- Henry Fonda as a fugitive
- Dolores del Río as an Indian woman
- Pedro Armendáriz as a police lieutenant
- J. Carrol Naish as a police informer
- Leo Carrillo as chief of police
- Ward Bond as El Gringo
- Robert Armstrong as police sergeant
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