Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
Despite a history of production problems, The Chase is interesting for the way it dramatises generic elements common to the western in a contemporary setting. The device of the catalyst, in this case an escaped convict returning to his home town, triggers events that reveal corruption beneath the veneer of respectability. The figure of the town sheriff is the sole positive focal point. However, Penn avoids the simplifications of allegory inherent in this material. Although the drama is schematised, potential stereotypes are filled out by the strength of the performances and the narrative is particularized by the physical expressiveness of Penn's direction. This gives the film some weight as the portrayal of a society in decay |
Notes |
Based on a novel and play "The Chase" by Horton Foote |
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Off-air recording of Fox Classics broadcast May 19, 2008. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
Credits |
Directed by Arthur Penn; produced by Sam Spiegel; screenplay by Lillian Hellman |
Cast |
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E.G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule, Miriam Hopkins, Robert Duvall, James Fox |
Notes |
Originally released by Columbia Pictures, 1965 |
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DVD |
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Rated: M |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Fugitives from justice -- Texas -- Drama
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Sheriffs -- Texas -- Drama
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Cities and towns -- Texas -- Drama
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Genre/Form |
Feature films
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Author |
Hellman, Lillian, 1906-
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Spiegel, Sam
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Brando, Marlon
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Marshall, E. G., 1910-
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Barry, John, 1933-
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Duvall, Robert, 1931-
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Fox, James, 1939-
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Fonda, Jane, 1937-
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Penn, Arthur, 1922-
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Hopkins, Miriam
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Redford, Robert, 1936-
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Dickinson, Angie
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La Shelle, Joseph
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Surtees, Robert, 1906-
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Foote, Horton.
Chase
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Fox Classics
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