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The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 14, 1960

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

The Fugitive Kind

Production Companies

Pennebaker Productions, United Artists

Director

Sidney Lumet

Description

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.