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Religious Film Festival: The Fugitive

on BBC Two England

starring Henry Fonda
When the government of a small Latin American country institutes anti-clerical decrees, one priest defies the authorities and continues his work among the peasants. Relentlessly pursued by the police, he is helped to safety across the border - only to turn back to administer the last rites to a dying criminal, and to find himself betrayed.
Based on the novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

Contributors

Novel by:
Graham Greene
Director:
John Ford
A Fugitive:
Henry Fonda
An Indian Woman:
Dolores Del Rio
A Lieutenant of Police:
Pedro Armendariz
A Police Informer:
J. Carrol Naish
A Chief of Police:
Leo Carrillo
El Gringo:
Ward Bond
A Sergeant of Police:
Robert Armstrong
A Refugee Doctor:
John Qualen
The Governor's Cousin:
Fortunio Bonanova
An Organ-Grinder:
Chris-Pin Martin
A Hostage:
Miguel Inclan
A Singer:
Fernando Fernandez

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