---
title: 'The Fugitive Kind (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fugitive-kind-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052832/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fugitive Kind (1959)

1959 · 119 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. Frank Thompson designed the costumes for the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Tennessee Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/tennessee-williams)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenyon Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenyon-hopkins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Boris Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-kaufman)
- **Editor:** [Carl Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lerner)

## Cast

- [Marlon Brando](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlon-brando)
- [Maureen Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-stapleton)
- [Victor Jory](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-jory)
- [R. G. Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-g-armstrong)
- [Anna Magnani](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-magnani)
- [Joanne Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-woodward)

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