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Highly influential British noir ‘They Made Me a Fugitive’ airs today on TCM

September 10, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle

“The look and feel of They Made Me a Fugitive certainly influenced the British crime thrillers of the 1970s-from Get Carter (1971) to The Long Good Friday (1980)-but it also informs much of the output of British crime films from the last 15 years, particularly the works of Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn. This line of influence is nowhere more noticeable than in the startling violence that pervades They Made Me a Fugitive.  (…)

“Aside from the violence men and women commit against each other, there’s a rough and nihilistic quality to They Made Me a Fugitive that is a quality of noir as much as it is a reflection of the postwar malaise that this film perfectly captures.”

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