Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

The Fugitive Kind

With a guitar and a snake skin jacket he drifted out of the rain...and into the lives of these two women...
Apr 14, 1960 · 2h 1m
No ratings yet
Romance
Drama

PLOT

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Marlon Brando
Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
Anna Magnani
Lady Torrance
Joanne Woodward
Carol Cutrere
Victor Jory
Jabe Torrance
Maureen Stapleton
Vee Talbot
R.G. Armstrong
Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Emory Richardson
Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
Madame Spivy
Ruby Lightfoot
Directed by Sidney Lumet

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$2,100,000
Production
Pennebaker Productions, United Artists
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

Rebecca
1940
The Blue Angel
1930
Trouble in Paradise
1932
The Good German
2006
Some Like It Hot
1959
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE