Hurry Sundown

film by Preminger [1967]

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Hurry Sundown is a 1967 drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The movie stars Michael Caine as a greedy Southern landowner who attempts to acquire property owned by an African American family. Jane Fonda plays his wife. The film was considered forgettable and marked a decline in Preminger's directorial output. Preminger was known for his controversial films that challenged Hollywood's Production Code, often with a morally neutral approach.1

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  …big screen with the forgettable Hurry Sundown (1967), a drama with Michael Caine as a greedy Southern landowner trying to buy property owned by an African American family; Jane Fonda played his wife. Preminger’s films continued to decline with Skidoo (1968), a gangster comedy with a notable cast that included…
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  …big screen with the forgettable Hurry Sundown (1967), a drama with Michael Caine as a greedy Southern landowner trying to buy property owned by an African American family; Jane Fonda played his wife. Preminger’s films continued to decline with Skidoo (1968), a gangster comedy with a notable cast that included…
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