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They Made Me a Fugitive
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They Made Me a Fugitive

1947
Drama, Crime
1h 18m
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Rated 04 Apr 2010
92
96th
A bit more brutal than the average American noir, and ends on a more depressing note. Cavalcanti directs the film wonderfully, full of deep shadows and tight framing and dramatic angles. Trevor Howard is excellent in the lead, playing more of an anti-hero than his usual charming roles, but still sympathetic. The story is a noir standard and is done here very well, packing a lot of plot development into its 95 minutes. Terrific movie throughout, very dark and tense and cynical.
Rated 19 Mar 2012
89
92nd
Noir in every sense of the word, from the atmosphere, the dark cinematography, and the criminal underworld to the post war, broken moral compass commentary. It starts off very good and builds up slowly, but it's the final 20 minutes that thrust this into greatness. It's like Cavalcanti realized he had a great thing going and went all out, the cinematography gets just a tad better, the pacing gets ratcheted up a notch, and that final fight scene is astounding..
Rated 27 Jun 2008
60
21st
A bit overdone...and some fairly crappy acting throughout. The whole thing comes off like a British road version of one of those ripping-good crime yarns by the Yanks. Still, there is the occasional crackling/amusing exchange of dialogue.
Rated 18 Feb 2013
55
43rd
Sort of like a cross between The 39 Steps and Brighton Rock, only it lacks the energy of the former and the substance of the latter. Cavalcanti's direction is impressive and it has a very dark edge in places (that scene with the belt was pretty brutal), but there are other parts where it just feels like a pale imitation of an American noir. It's not bad, but I wasn't blown away or anything.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
82
77th
Other than having a dumb and ill-fitting title, this was a good movie, with the kind of moody cinematography I like. Trevor Howard was engaging. There was the typical noir never-faltering witty dialogue, for good or ill. Of course, if your wit falters in that line of business the wolves would probably devour you. Anyway, there's also nothing like the insufferable smugness of a British bad guy.
Rated 11 May 2011
86
71st
Some of Cavalcanti's direction is too flamboyant for the true noir feel, but the black and white cinematography is gorgeous, the dialogue hardboiled, Trevor Howard's hero hard-bitten, and Griffith Jones villain unusually sadistic. The climactic fight in the undertaker's parlor--although heavy-handed--is well-photographed and exciting, and the ending is surprisingly downbeat and moving.
Rated 25 Jan 2016
80
66th
Some unrealistic scenes and rather low budget but still a good time with nice shots and a quality cast. Plus I'm a sucker for British film noir.
Rated 18 Feb 2016
13
69th
Star Rating: ★★★1/2
Rated 15 Nov 2019
75
77th
The plot is nonsense, but the noir tropes and the chiaroscuro is in place, and I found the sultry Sally Gray rather spellbinding.
Rated 21 Feb 2021
60
89th
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) has some super strong scenes with Trevor Howard in a rage, but it's also lacking a lot with the other criminals involved, and doesn't keep-up the excitement besides when Howard was in a desperate situation. It is a quality crime movie, but not Odd Man Out (1947) quality.
Rated 16 Apr 2022
65
73rd
Very good.
Rated 16 Sep 2022
93
92nd
Estreava há 75 anos no Festival de Veneza. Se você achava que a era britânica do Cavalcanti não dava para ficar melhor do que seu curta em Death of Night, achou errado. Isso aqui é puro hard-boiled no seu melhor, mais impressionante do que seus contemporâneos americanos que viviam para seguir o código Hays. Não só a direção precisa de Cavalcanti, como a fotografia é do gênio Otto Heller e o elenco vai muito além do que qualquer um poderia esperar, em especial um Griffin Jones cagneysiano. DVD
Rated 13 Dec 2023
80
68th
I wasn't sure I liked this at first since it has a bit of a weird atmosphere and some strange, somewhat stilted performances. It grew on me significantly, and it gradually builds to an uncharacteristically violent climax. A highlight is the odd sequence where Howard seeks shelter in a farm house with Vida Hope, who feeds him, bathes him, and gives him a change of clothes before demanding he murder her drunken husband.

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