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User Rating:
6.1/10   123 votes
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Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Jon Boothe (writer)
Thomas Rogers (book)
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Release Date:

16 July 1971 (Finland) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

"I don't want to run anymore..."

Plot:

A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Interesting and mildly compelling. more (3 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Sarrazin ... William Popper

Barbara Hershey ... Jane Kauffman
Arthur Hill ... John Popper
Ruth White ... Mrs. Popper

E.G. Marshall ... Daniel Lawrence
Robert Klein ... Melvin Lasher
Sada Thompson ... Ruth Lawrence
David Doyle ... James Moran
Barnard Hughes ... Judge Vogel
Peter White ... Terence Lawrence
Tom Rosqui ... District Attorney Keller

William Devane ... Pilot
Gilbert Lewis ... Convict George Wilson
Albert Henderson ... Convict McCardle
Ralph Waite ... Detective Cromie
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, drug content and brief violence. (2009 rating)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #22563) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

William Popper: I have to go into court and play a part in a stupid charade to convince some judge that I'm not really me in order to receive some justice! more


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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting and mildly compelling., 25 February 2001
7/10
Author: Matt..377 from United States

Sympathetic account of a young man sentenced to an unjust prison term for inadvertently hitting a pedestrian with his car.

Holds attention, though of interest mainly for an early performance (and nude scene) by Barbara Hershey, and to see an obscure piece from director Mulligan.

**1/2 out of ****.

MPAA: Rated PG for some violence, language, and brief nudity.

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