The Fugitive (1947 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Fugitive


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director = John Ford
producer = Merian C. Cooper Emilio Fernández John Ford
writer = Graham Greene Dudley Nichols
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starring = Henry Fonda
music = Richard Hageman
cinematography = Gabriel Figueroa
editing = Jack Murray
distributor = RKO Pictures
released = flagicon|United States July 2, 1949
runtime = 104 minutes
country = US/Mexico
language = English
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amg_id = 1:18833
imdb_id = 0039402

"The Fugitive" is a 1947 American-Mexican drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the novel "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene. It was shot on location in Mexico by Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.

Plot

A nameless priest is a fugitive in a Latin American country where religion is outlawed. Another fugitive, a murderous bandit dubbed "El Gringo", comes to town. He and a beautiful Indian woman conspire to help the priest escape. Taken to safety, he is then convinced by a police informant to return to the town on the pretense that "El Gringo" is dying and wishes to have last rites. The priest is captured and sentenced to death, but forgives the informant for betraying him. The priest's death brings an outpouring of public grief and shows the authorities that it's impossible to stamp out religion as long as it exists in people's hearts and minds.

Cast

* Henry Fonda as a fugitive
* Dolores del Río as an Indian woman
* Pedro Armendáriz as a police lieutenant
* J. Carrol Naish as a police informer
* Leo Carrillo as chief of police
* Ward Bond as El Gringo
* Robert Armstrong as police sergeant

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