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The Runner Stumbles is a 1979 American drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, based on the Broadway play by Milan Stitt. The film was the last of Kramer's long and distinguished career. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Tammy Grimes, Beau Bridges, and Ray Bolger.
Feb 21, 1980 · The Runner Stumbles: Directed by Stanley Kramer. With Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger. Father Rivard is a priest in a small, economically depressed coal mining town.
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- Drama
- Stanley Kramer
- 1980-02-21
When the two ancient nuns in the parish contract tuberculosis, a spritely young sister ( Kathleen Quinlan) is dispatched to run the little country school. And since sharing the quarters of the other nuns would expose her to TB, Quinlan must, of course, move into the priest's rectory. This turns out to be a big mistake.
Nov 27, 2010 · Dick Van Dyke ("Mary Poppins"), stars as Father Rivard, an intellectual priest in a small, impoverished mining town in the state of Washington (called Roslyn, located about two hours drive ...
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The Runner Stumbles PG 1979 1h 39m Drama List 50% Tomatometer 12 Reviews A small-town priest (Dick Van Dyke) stands trial for killing a nun (Kathleen Quinlan) he had secretly loved.
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- Stanley Kramer
- PG
- Drama
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Brief Synopsis. 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 poor parishioners, the old, unfriendly nuns in the nearby convent, and his own self doubts.
