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Reviews. The Runner Stumbles. Roger Ebert February 06, 1980. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. This may be a strange thing to say about a story of passion between a priest and a nun, but Stanley Kramer's "The Runner Stumbles" is almost endearingly old-fashioned.
The Runner Stumbles is an exceptionally fine film about the exigencies of a religious calling and a critique of the legalism within Christianity. Full Review | Jan 27, 2004
The Runner Stumbles PG 1979 1h 39m Drama List 50% Tomatometer 12 Reviews A small-town priest (Dick Van Dyke) stands trial for killing a nun (Kathleen Quinlan) he had secretly loved.
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- Stanley Kramer
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- Drama
The Runner Stumbles is a 1979 American drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, based on the Broadway play by Milan Stitt. The film was the last of Kramer's long and distinguished career. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Tammy Grimes, Beau Bridges, and Ray Bolger.
The Runner Stumbles is the screen adaptation of Milan Stitt's 1976 play about the trial of a priest accused of murdering a nun from his parish in a small mining town. Although essentially a whodunit, this provocative drama is also a story about crime and punishment, sin and guilt.
May 6, 2012 · First performed on Broadway in 1976, “The Runner Stumbles” is feverish with sexual tension and suppressed anger. This revival, directed by Peter Zinn at the ArcLight Theater, keeps the stress...
The play and movie both fall into a couple of genres: courtroom drama, murder mystery, memory play, and theological dispute over the nature of God. It deals with a troubled Catholic priest who falls in love with a nun and goes on trial for her murder, with a novice defense attorney in his corner.
