The Hunter (1980)

93 min · Action, Thriller, action film, biographical film, thriller film

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Directors

Buzz Kulik

Cast

Steve McQueen, LeVar Burton, Eli Wallach, Ben Johnson, Kathryn Harrold

The story

Ralph "Papa" Thorson arrives in a small town in Illinois where, despite being a terrible driver, he captures bail fugitive Tommy Price. Thorson drives to Houston to bring in a dangerous hooligan named Billie Joe, whose kinfolk include Sheriff Strong, a corrupt redneck lawman who warns Thorson not to get involved. Papa ignores him and ends up in a destructive fight with the enormous fugitive, but succeeds in apprehending him.

Catalogue themes and tags

20th Century, Bounty Hunter, Entlassung, Family Planning, Flucht, Freundin, Gefängnis, Kopfgeld, Rach, Relation, Threat, Verbrecherin, gefahr

Genres

Action, Thriller, action film, biographical film, thriller film

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