The Fugitive
Overview
The Fugitive is a 1993 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis, based on the 1960s television series of the same name. The film stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, a respected Chicago vascular surgeon who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. He escapes from custody and goes on the run, trying to find the real killer: a one-armed man. He is pursued by a relentless US Marshal, Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones). The film is a tense, cat-and-mouse thriller, set in Chicago and the surrounding area. The film features a memorable sequence where Kimble escapes from a prison bus that crashes into a train. The Fugitive was a massive critical and commercial success, earning over $368 million worldwide. It won one Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones.
