Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run is a 1967 American made-for-television western drama film directed by Don Siegel and starring Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter and Michael Parks. In some countries it premiered in cinemas.
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Based on | Reginald Rose |
Written by | Dead Riesner |
Directed by | Don Siegel |
Starring | Henry Fonda Anne Baxter Michael Parks |
Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Richard E. Lyons |
Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
Editor(s) | Bruce B. Pierce |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Production company(s) | Universal Television |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 31, 1967 |
Plot
Former inmate and alcoholic Ben Chamberlain (Fonda) comes to a town inquiring about a woman. When she is found dead, Sheriff McKay (Parks), at the suggestion of his friend Hotchkiss (Dan Duryea), organises a human hunting party, incorrectly thinking that Chamberlain is the culprit.
Chamberlain must cross the desert and reach the border. McKay gets there before him. Chamberlain comes across a homesteader (Baxter) and they start to develop a connection, but this is quickly cut short when the posse arrives.
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Ben Chamberlain
- Anne Baxter as Valvera Johnson
- Michael Parks as Vince McKay
- Dan Duryea as O.E. Hotchkiss
- Sal Mineo as George Blaylock
- Lloyd Bochner as Mr. Gorman
- Michael Burns as Matt Johnson
- Tom Reese as Leo Weed
- Bernie Hamilton as Dickory
- Zalman King as Larkin
- Madlyn Rhue as Alma Britten
- Walter Burke as Berk
- Rodolfo Acosta as Mercurio
- George Dunn as Pilney
- Pepe Hern as Manolo
- Kay Scott (unaccredited)
Reception
Quentin Tarantino called it Siegel's best western after Flaming Star " even though it has the Universal TV look of a “The Virginian” episode, it has, after Andy Robinson’s performance as Scorpio in “Dirty Harry”, the best performance in a Siegel film. Michael Parks as corrupt, walrus mustached sheriff Vince McKay."[1]
See also
References
- Tarantino, Quentin (24 December 2019). "The Shootist". New Beverly Cinema.