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The Chase (1966)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Feb 17, 1966 Limited

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All hell breaks loose in a Texas town when an escaped convict heads home in Arthur Penn's Southern gothic melodrama. Appointed by local kingpin Val Rogers (E. G. Marshall), benevolent Sheriff Calder (Marlon Brando) manages to keep the peace in Tarl, but the situation starts to fester one Saturday when news filters in that wild child Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) has jumped prison. Bubber's impending arrival arouses hostility among Tarl's citizens, such as Edwin Stewart (Robert Duvall), who

Unrated, 2 hr. 14 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Arthur Penn

Written By: Horton Foote, Lillian Hellman

In Theaters: Feb 17, 1966 Limited

On DVD: Feb 24, 2004

Cast

Marlon Brando
Sheriff Calder
Jane Fonda
Anna Reeves
Robert Redford
Bubber Reeves
James Fox
Jake Jason Rogers
E.G. Marshall
Val Rogers
Janice Rule
Emily Stewart
Angie Dickinson
Ruby Calder
Miriam Hopkins
Mrs. Reeves
Martha Hyer
Mary Fuller
Richard Bradford
Damon Fuller
Robert Duvall
Edwin Stewart
Diana Hyland
Elizabeth Rogers
Henry Hull
Briggs
Jocelyn Brando
Mrs. Briggs
Katherine Walsh
Verna Dee
Lori Martin
Cutie
Marc Seaton
Paul
Clifton James
Lem
Malcolm Atterbury
Mr. Reeves
Nydia Westman
Mrs. Henderson
Joel Fluellen
Lester Johnson
Maurice Manson
Moore
Bruce Cabot
Sol
Steve Whittaker
Slim
Pamela Curran
Mrs. Siftifieus
Ken Renard
Sam
Eduardo Ciannelli
Richard Collier
Guests at Rogers' Party
Mel Gallagher
Monte Hale
Steve Ihnat
Archie
Ralph Moody
Grady Sutton
Mr. Siftifieus
Howard Wright
Davis Roberts
Ray Galvin
Paul Williams
Seymour

Critic Reviews for The Chase

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)

A Texas-style Peyton Place that's possibly more absurd.

May 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Preceding Bonnie and Clyde by a year, Arthur Penn's small-town drama, flaunting a top-notch cast (Brando, Redford, Jane Fonda) is a quintessential movie pointing to the thematic and tonal direction Hollywood would take in the late 1960s.

May 31, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Great stars, great director, muddled message melodrama.

February 10, 2006 Comment

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

ripping little drama

February 26, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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goes nowhere, slowly

April 9, 2007

Bob Stinson

Super Reviewer

This is probably my favourite movie that takes place in a small Texan town. This movie has an all-star cast, and a good story. I highly recommend it, it's intense and exciting.

September 5, 2010