The Fugitive Kind
Marlon Brando is Val Xavier, a guitar playing, snakeskin jacket wearing drifter who wanders into a small southern town after giving up a life of crime. There, he meets Carol Cutere (Joanne Woodward in an incendiary performance), the local bad girl, with whom he begins a stormy love affair. However, Val also gets involved with his boss' wife, the Lady (Anna Magnani), who will do anything she can to stop Val from running off with Carol and keep him in her town. Based on the play "Orpheus Descending" by Tennessee Williams.
Year: 1959
Genre: Drama, Classic Drama, Alice's Playhouse, Tennessee Williams, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton, Victor Jory
Duration: 116 Minutes
Rating: M
7.2/10
Location in store: Alice's Playhouse
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