The Fugitive / Auf der Flucht (1993)

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A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble makes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.

Dr. Richard Kimble wird Zeuge, wie seine Frau umgebracht wird. Die Polizei verdachtigt ihn jedoch des Mordes. In einem zweifelhaften Gerichtsverfahren wird er schuldig gesprochen und zum Tode verurteilt. Als der Zug, der Kimble in die Todeszelle bringen soll, verungluckt, gelingt ihm die Flucht. Marshall Gerard heftet sich an Kimbles Fersen.

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Noted vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford, The Devil's Own) has been accused of a crime he says he didn't commit. Returning home from emergency surgery, he finds his wife Helen (Sela Ward, The Day After Tomorrow) nearly dead, the victim of a brutal attack. Kimble is believed to have murdered her as he's the sole beneficiary of her will, not to mention incriminating evidence against him presented at his trial. He's found guilty and sentenced to death. A spectacular accident involving "Con Bus" and a train allows Kimble to escape during prisoner transit, and U.S. Marshall Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country For Old Men) leads the manhunt.

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Under hot pursuit from both the U.S. Marshalls and the Chicago City police department, Kimble begins a frenetic search for the one- armed man he knows killed his wife, the search a foray onto the streets of Chicago and into the hospitals with which he is so familiar. It is on this quest that he attempts to unravel a mystery that goes much deeper than the simple murder of his wife. Will he clear his name in time, or will Gerard bring him to justice before Kimble can prove his innocence and take the lid off of a major conspiracy?

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Not only did critics lavish The Fugitive with critical praise, but audiences also found the movie appealing, flocking to theaters and forking over nearly $184,000,000 at the box office to see it. The movie has also found widespread success on the home video market, as it became one of the first DVD titles available in the fall of 1997, and is again now one of the early Blu-ray titles. There are plenty of things to like about The Fugitive, although moviegoers who grew up on the television series may find the proceedings here lacking in comparison to a show that spanned four seasons and placed the fugitive in numerous locales with dozens of fine supporting actors. Still, even with that base for comparison, I found the 1993 big-screen adaptation to be a fantastic film, one featuring more than its fair share of memorable characters, set pieces, action sequences, and production values.

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Despite its somewhat straightforward direction, this is a great film to look at, one whose pacing is second to none. The story never dulls, the action never gets too feverish or too slow, and the primary characters are so well drawn that following the conclusion of the film's 130 heart-pounding minutes, we feel like we know them as well as any that take several films or more, or a television series for that matter, to develop. Both Ford and Jones play their roles as well as can be expected, and just about every supporting actor turns in a fine performance as well, notably from Joe Pantoliano (Memento) and Richard Riehle (Office Space).

Martin Liebman, blu-ray.com