The Chase (1966 film)

The Chase
Original film poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byArthur Penn
Screenplay byLillian Hellman
Based onThe Chase
1952 play
1956 novel
by Horton Foote
Produced bySam Spiegel
StarringMarlon Brando
Jane Fonda
Robert Redford
E. G. Marshall
Angie Dickinson
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Robert Surtees (uncredited)
Edited byGene Milford
Music byJohn Barry
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 18, 1966 (1966-02-18)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.3 million (est. U.S./Canada rentals)[1]

The Chase is a 1966 American drama film, directed by Arthur Penn, written by Lillian Hellman, and starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford. It tells the story of a series of events that are set into motion by a prison break. The film also features E. G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule, Miriam Hopkins, Martha Hyer, Robert Duvall, and James Fox.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967, p. 8