Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 37 nominations total
Jeroen Krabbé
- Dr. Charles Nichols
- (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Joseph F. Kosala
- Detective Rosetti
- (as Joseph Kosala)
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- TriviaHarrison Ford damaged some ligaments in his leg during the filming of the scenes in the woods. He refused to take surgery until the end of filming so that his character would keep the limp. The limp can be seen in any subsequent scene where Richard Kimble is running.
- GoofsKimble's attorney had many opportunities to suppress or refute evidence that may have helped Kimble's case. For example, Kimble's fingerprints being found on his own lamp and his own gun should not have raised any suspicion, yet it's implied that the defense never used this evidence. Also, Kimble's attorney should have looked into alternate explanations as to why there was no forced entry into the Kimbles' home the night of the murder; the question of to whom Richard lent his keys would have brought up.
Clearly, Kimble had an incompetent attorney, which is why he lost the case.
- Quotes
Dr. Richard Kimble: [Holding Gerard at gunpoint] I didn't kill my wife!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: I don't care!
- Crazy creditsNear the end of the end credits, there is a scene showing fireworks going off over the Chicago skyline.
- Alternate versionsThe Warner Bros. Pictures logo is plastered with the 2003 logo in the 20th anniversary Blu-ray in addition to some digital prints.
- SoundtracksThe Thrill is Gone
Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell
Performed by B.B. King and Bobby Bland
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Good acting and directing, constant action and tension. Even after many years this movie still stands
"The Fugitive" is one of those movies that you may already have seen a dozen of times, but which still seems to surprise every time that you watch it. I don't know what it actually is that makes this movie so good, but it sure works. It's probably the combination of a good script, good acting and the abundance of action that's always present, but never exaggerated.
The movie is about a doctor who's wife has been murdered by a one-armed man. He's innocent but is accused of the murder and convicted by court. He will get a lethal injection soon, but as he is transfered to another jail, the bus in which he is transported with some other inmates, crashes. He knows to escape and is determined to find his wife's murderer, but has to try to stay out of the hands of the police. The result is an interesting cat-and-mouse game between him and the police that never allows your attention to fade away.
The story is perhaps not exceptional, but thanks to the good directing and acting and the constant action and tension, this movie really delivers everything that you can expect from it. I give it an 8.5 - 9/10.
The movie is about a doctor who's wife has been murdered by a one-armed man. He's innocent but is accused of the murder and convicted by court. He will get a lethal injection soon, but as he is transfered to another jail, the bus in which he is transported with some other inmates, crashes. He knows to escape and is determined to find his wife's murderer, but has to try to stay out of the hands of the police. The result is an interesting cat-and-mouse game between him and the police that never allows your attention to fade away.
The story is perhaps not exceptional, but thanks to the good directing and acting and the constant action and tension, this movie really delivers everything that you can expect from it. I give it an 8.5 - 9/10.
- philip_vanderveken
- Dec 25, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $44,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $183,875,760
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,758,855
- Aug 8, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $368,875,760
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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