The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

119 mins | Drama, Romance | April 14, 1960

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.

The Fugitive Kind

119 mins | Drama, Romance | April 14, 1960

The Fugitive Kind
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers United Artists, Pennebaker Productions
Original title The Fugitive Kind
Directors Sidney Lumet
Writers Meade Roberts, Tennessee Williams

Cast

Marlon Brando

as Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier

Anna Magnani

as Lady Torrance

Joanne Woodward

as Carol Cutrere

Victor Jory

as Jabe Torrance

Maureen Stapleton

as Vee Talbot

R.G. Armstrong

as Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Emory Richardson

as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man

Madame Spivy

as Ruby Lightfoot

Sally Gracie

as Dolly Hamma

Lucille Benson

as Beulah Binnings

John Baragrey

as David Cutrere