Stranger on the Run
| Stranger on the Run | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover of Stranger on the Run | |
| Genre |
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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 | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Richard E. Lyons |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Editor | Bruce B. Pierce |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 31, 1967 |
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.
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.
