The Fugitive (1947 film)

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The Fugitive
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 minutes
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

[edit] External links

The Fugitive at the Internet Movie Database.
The Fugitive at Allmovie.

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