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The Runner Stumbles

1979, Movie, PG, 99 mins

The Runner Stumbles: Review

This film adaptation of a Broadway play casts Van Dyke as a Catholic priest accused of murdering a young nun with whom he was in love. Quinlan plays the murdered nun, who taught at the parish school. Stapleton gives the movie's best performance as Van Dyke's housekeeper, who knows exactly what happened and why. Using flashbacks, director Kramer develops three timeframes at once: the accused priest's stay in jail, his relationship with the nun, and the trial. The three levels... read more leave a comment