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Cinematheque: Nicholas Ray

Run for Cover (USA, 1955, 35mm, 93 min.; Directed by Nicholas Ray with James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek)

Event Details

Date
Friday, September 16, 2011
Time
7 p.m.
Location
UW Cinematheque, 4070, Vilas Hall
Description
Ray's rarely-screened second western is a tense tale of vigilantism and its after effects. Both men with troubled pasts, Matt (Cagney) and Davey (Derek) are mistaken for train robbers and violently attacked by a posse. After the two are exonerated, Matt becomes town sheriff but Davey drifts into the life of an outlaw. An original Technicolor VistaVision print will be shown.
Cost
Free

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