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- Release Date: 1979
- Runtime: 109 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger ... see all
- Director: Stanley Kramer
- Plot: Father Rivard is a priest in a small, economically depressed coal mining town. Working on what he thinks is a "controversial" work, he lives with the brutal lives of his... Read more
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Chicago Sun-Times
This may be a strange thing to say about a story of passion between a priest and a nun, but Stanley Kramer's " The Runner Stumbles " is almost endearingly old-fashioned.
The story, based on a stage play by Milan Stitt, allows the priest and nun to spend a good deal of time discussing the moral implications of their actions.
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Yet Runner ultimately emerges as more than melodrama because director Stanley Kramer puts equal emphasis on the priest (Dick Van Dyke) and how he grapples with his love for God and this woman (Kathleen Quinlan) in his life. ... Full Article
Director Stanley Kramer ended his career with this absorbing drama, adapted from the play by Milan Stitt and based on a real-life event from 1927. ... Full Article