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Hunted
Nowhere dare they show themselves... Nowhere dare they rest...
An unexpected bond develops between a fugitive killer and a runaway orphan on an odyssey across England.
- Original title
- Hunted
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Mar 28, 2022 · via TMDB
I'm not a fan of kids in films - but Scots lad Jon Whiteley (who only passed away in May this year at the age of 75) was one who proved the exception. This was his first film with Dirk Bogarde (the other being the "Spanish Gardener" (1956)) and there is a certain chemistry between the two as Bogarde portrays a violent man "Chris Lloyd" who has just topped his wife's lover after a brawl. With Whiteley "Robbie" the only witness, he abducts him and flees before the pursuing police. What ensues now is a trip, fraught with danger, on which the two start to bond. The young boy, fleeing a terror of his own, starts to wear away the veneer of disregard felt by the man for his charge and despite himself, "Chris" starts to care for the fellow. It's a genuine story - it has some nice touches, the photography from gritty, bombed-out London to the beautiful Scottish coast lends authenticity to it, and the dialogue - though generally quite sparing, is well delivered in what is largely a successful two hander. Certainly one of Dirk Bogarde's better, more sincere, performances and well worth a watch.
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Dirk Bogarde
Chris Lloyd
Jon Whiteley
Robbie
Elizabeth Sellars
Magda Lloyd
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Sykes
Frederick Piper
Mr. Sykes
Julian Somers
Jack Lloyd
Geoffrey Keen
Detective Inspector Deakin
Jack Stewart
Mr. Campbell
Douglas Blackwell
Detective Sergeant Grayson
Sam Kydd
Potman
Ewen Solon
Radio Operator
Katharine Blake
Waitress
Charles Crichton
Director
Jack Whittingham
Screenplay
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