| They Made Me a Fugitive | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Produced by | Nat Bronstein |
| Written by | Noel Langley Jackson Budd (novel) |
| Starring | Trevor Howard Sally Gray |
| Music by | Marius-François Gaillard |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Editing by | Marjorie Saunders |
| Distributed by | Warner |
| Release date(s) | June 24, 1947 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
They Made Me A Fugitive (originally released in the UK as I Became a Criminal) is a 1947 British film noir set in postwar England.[1][2] Based on the Jackson Budd novel A Convict has Escaped, the black-and-white film was directed by Alberto Cavalcanti (credited as just Cavalcanti) with brooding and atmospheric cinematography by noted cameraman Otto Heller. The script was written by playwright Noel Langley, one of the screenwriters of The Wizard of Oz.
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Trevor Howard plays Clem, an ex-RAF man who is drawn into the world of crime after the war. His psychopathic crime boss Narcy (short for Narcissus), betrays him when he refuses to deal in drugs, and he's framed for killing a police officer and imprisoned. The bitter Clem quickly escapes and sets off a country-wide man hunt as he seeks to avenge his being framed.