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The Fugitive Kind is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward, directed by Sidney Lumet.The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play Orpheus Descending, itself a revision of his 1940 work Battle of Angels, which closed after its Boston tryout.
The Fugitive Kind: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton. Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
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- Drama, Romance
- Sidney Lumet
- 1960-04-14
Aug 18, 2012 · Brando on Anna Magnani: Primal. James Grissom. Aug 18, 2012. Share. Via TelephoneJuly, 1990. I got her mad when I referred to her as primal, which I thought was a compliment: You ask me what primal means, and I think it describes something that is essential, necessary, and I felt that, in her acting, Magnani went directly to the truth, the ...
- James Grissom
The Fugitive Kind. Four Oscar-winning actors—Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, and Maureen Stapleton—shine in this enthralling film, which also brings together the legendary talents of director Sidney Lumet and writer Tennessee Williams. A smoldering, snakeskin-jacketed Brando is Val Xavier, a drifter trying to go straight.
- Valentine “Snakeskin” Xavier
Anna Maria Magnani ( Italian: [ˈanna maɲˈɲaːni]; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress. [1] She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters. Born in Rome, [2] she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs.
When drifter Valentine Xavier (Marlon Brando) arrives in a southern town, he catches the eye of the married Lady Torrance (Anna Magnani) and the oversexed alcoholic, Carol Cutrere (Joanne Woodward).
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Fugitive Kind, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) She Made A Mistake About Me After an evening with unglued local heiress Carol, Marlon Brando as drifter-musician “Snakeskin” Xavier introduces himself to Anna Magnani (who got top billing in the Italian release) as “Lady” Torrance, wife of the ailing owner of the general store, looking for work, at least, in The Fugitive Kind, 1960, directed by ...
