A dragnet traps Dr. Kimble to within a few city blocks while he hides out in a house owned by two men. One of the men believes Kimble is innocent and the other does not, and wants to turn hi... Read allA dragnet traps Dr. Kimble to within a few city blocks while he hides out in a house owned by two men. One of the men believes Kimble is innocent and the other does not, and wants to turn him over to the police.A dragnet traps Dr. Kimble to within a few city blocks while he hides out in a house owned by two men. One of the men believes Kimble is innocent and the other does not, and wants to turn him over to the police.
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- TriviaThe title makes reference to the endgame where in chess it is the stage of the game when there are only a few pieces left on the board.
- GoofsAt the beginning Kimble accidentally gets his photo taken when he momentarily looks back over his shoulder when another couple gets their photograph taken by a street photographer. When it happens in real time, the couple is looking at the photographer. But later when the resulting photo is seen in a close-up, the man and woman are looking at each other.
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Narrator: [Act I Opening Narration. Viewers see a street vendor/photographer, taking pictures of couples] This is the instrument
[a camera]
Narrator: and this its operator
[the photographer. He hands photo he has taken to a young couple]
Narrator: The subject: newlyweds, and a day to remember - always.
[Viewers see Richard Kimble walking down the street]
Narrator: This is the Fugitive, and as Fate would have it, he is the target. And this is the sound
[camera clicks]
Narrator: , like that of a trigger or of a trap.
[the newlyweds view the picture in their hotel room and toss it into a waste basket]
Narrator: This is the picture which vanity, not Fate, discards.
[Cleaning woman empties wastebasket into an outside trash container, but the photo falls onto the ground]
Narrator: But Fate is not finished with Richard Kimble. It is only a matter of time and place.
[Hotel manager discovers picture on the ground. He believes the couple has accidentally left it behind and decides to mail it to them. While he is typing their address on an envelope, the photo lies on the counter beside him]
Narrator: This is the place, and with a common, ordinary act of a man buying cigarettes
[Man spots the picture on the counter and recognizes Richard Kimble. The man is a police officer]
Narrator: now is the time, and Fate is swift and sure.
- SoundtracksTheme from The Fugitive
Music by Pete Rugolo
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- Nov 14, 2022
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- Runtime51 minutes
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