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The Chase

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The Chase
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NR,2hrs 15min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
February 17, 1966
Director:
Arthur Penn
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford  ...more
Synopsis: All hell breaks loose in a Texas town when an escaped convict heads home in Arthur Penn's Southern gothic melodrama. Appointed by local kingpin Val Rogers (E. G. Marshall), benevolent Sheriff Calder (Marlon Brando) manages to keep the peace in Tarl, but the situation starts to fester one Saturday when news filters in that wild child Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) has jumped prison. Bubber's impending arrival arouses hostility among Tarl's citizens, such as Edwin Stewart (Robert Duvall), who believes ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Scripted by Lillian Hellman from Horton Foote's novel and play, The Chase's story -- of how fear of youth and distrust of the liberal Sheriff Calder unhinge a small-minded community -- became an allegory of cultural disintegration after the 1963 Kennedy assassination. In this hothouse atmosphere, traditional institutions of law and marriage fall prey to decadence and racism. Following a shoot marred ... Full Review
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Marlon Brando
Sheriff Calder
Jane Fonda
Anna Reeves
Robert Redford
Bubber Reeves
James Fox
Jake Jason Rogers
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The Chase for the Nextel Cup contenders (L to R), Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale...
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