The Fugitive - ITV4 | What to Watch

Harrison Ford is on the trail of a one-armed killer

Harrison Ford goes on the run in this edge-of-seat thriller. 5/5 stars

Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, doctor Harrison Ford is sent to jail. Then a breathtakingly filmed train accident allows him to escape to find the one-armed intruder who is the real culprit.

However, dogged deputy US marshal Tommy Lee Jones is hot on his trail...

This big-screen version of the popular 1960s series, which starred David Janssen, is fast-paced, twisting, edge-of-seat entertainment of the highest order.

Jones has the showier role, gets all the best lines and is perfect for the part (he won an Oscar), but Ford is an equally charismatic presence in his usual quiet, understated fashion.

Jones reprised his role in the 1998 film, U.S. Marshals, with Wesley Snipes as the framed escaped convict on the run.

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