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Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic31/100
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
162 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted LeightonScreenplay
- Buzz KulikDirector
- Peter HyamsScreenplay
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Steve McQueenRalph "Papa" Thorson
- Eli WallachRitchie Blumenthal
- Kathryn HarroldDorothy ("Dotty")
- LeVar BurtonTommy Price
- Ben JohnsonSheriff John Strong
- Richard VenturePete Spota
- Tracey WalterRocco Mason
- Thomas Rosales Jr.Anthony "Tony" Bernardo
- Teddy WilsonWinston Blue
- Bill HartSecurity Guard
- Dolores RobinsonPrincipal
- Marilyn JonesBarmaid
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Themes
bounty hunterbased on novel or bookstalkerex-copstalkinggunfightlos angeles, californiaagentaction heromanhunt