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The Hunter is a 1980 American biographical crime drama/action thriller film [2] directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Steve McQueen. [3] The film was McQueen's final role before his death in November 1980 at age 50.
Aug 1, 1980 · The Hunter: Directed by Buzz Kulik. With Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton. Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.
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- Action, Biography, Comedy
- Buzz Kulik
- 1980-08-01
Aug 4, 2010 · The Hunter. Roger Ebert August 04, 1980. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Here's poetic justice at work. After making "The Towering Inferno" in 1974, superstar Steve McQueen takes himself off the market. He rejects several highly publicized multimillion dollar deals.
Ralph "Papa" Thorson (Steve McQueen) is a modern day bounty hunter who hunts down and captures criminals who have skipped on their bail to bring them back for a 20% of the reward to his bailbondsman employer.
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
- Buzz Kulik
- Steve Mcqueen
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
The Hunter is a 1980 American thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and based on the exploits of real-life bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson. The film is notable for being Steve McQueen's final acting role before his death in November of that year.
