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The Hunter
1980
In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. At other times, he's forced to extreme measures which result in the injury or death of a lawbreaker. And then again, there are other moments when his own life is on the .. Read more
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton |
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| Director | Buzz Kulik |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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The Hunter
In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. At other times, he's forced to extreme measures which result in the injury or death of a lawbreaker. And then again, there are other moments when his own life is on the line. It's all enough to make Thorson question what he has done with his life.
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Tracey Walter |
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| Director | Buzz Kulik |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 13 May 2002 |
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The action scenes salvage a mysteriously banal screenplay full of continuity lapses and unexplained characters.
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- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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New to Steve McQueen?
This was Steve McQueen's last movie and although it reeks of 70's TV-Movie syndrome, it's actually quite good. If you are New to Steve McQueen or ... read more »
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- 05 Nov 2006 at 13:24
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the Hunter
Another Steve McQueen great
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- Bognor Regis
- 03 Feb 2009 at 12:27
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steve and keira?
Template for Domino that makes me wonder who was Thornson's mum, Oivia de Havilland maybe ? It's mysterious but effective.
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- 14 Dec 2008 at 23:56
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Like Steve McQueen not that keen on this film though
Love Steve McQueen and his films but not that keen on this film!
All a bit slap stick and uncool - love Bullit/Thomas Crown Affair - know this came ... read more » - 592158
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- 03 Jul 2008 at 13:33
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The Hunter
In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. At other times, he's forced to extreme measures which result in the injury or death of a lawbreaker. And then again, there are other moments ...
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