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Title The chase
Published 2008

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  791.4372 Pen/Cha  2008/05/19  AVAILABLE
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
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
DVD
Rated: M
Available for Deakin University staff and students only
Subject Fugitives from justice -- Texas -- Drama
Sheriffs -- Texas -- Drama
Cities and towns -- Texas -- Drama
Genre/Form Feature films
Author Hellman, Lillian, 1906-
Spiegel, Sam
Brando, Marlon
Marshall, E. G., 1910-
Barry, John, 1933-
Duvall, Robert, 1931-
Fox, James, 1939-
Fonda, Jane, 1937-
Penn, Arthur, 1922-
Hopkins, Miriam
Redford, Robert, 1936-
Dickinson, Angie
La Shelle, Joseph
Surtees, Robert, 1906-
Foote, Horton. Chase
Fox Classics