The Sugarland Express

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The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama road film directed by Steven Spielberg and noted for its blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary.

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instanceOf crime drama film
film
road movie
basedOn true story
cinematographyBy Vilmos Zsigmond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Steven Spielberg
distributedBy Universal Pictures
editedBy Edward M. Abroms
Verna Fields
filmDebutOf Steven Spielberg
surface form: Steven Spielberg (theatrical feature)
genre crime
drama
road movie
mainCharacter Clovis Poplin
Lou Jean Poplin
Patrolman Maxwell Slide
musicBy John Williams
notableFor Steven Spielberg’s first theatrical feature-length film as a director
blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A woman helps her husband escape from prison and they kidnap a highway patrolman in an attempt to reclaim their child from foster care.
producer David Brown
Richard D. Zanuck
productionCompany Zanuck/Brown Company
releaseYear 1974
runtimeMinutes 110
screenwriter B. W. L. Norton
Hal Barwood
Matthew Robbins
setInPeriod early 1970s
starring Ben Johnson
Goldie Hawn
Gregory Walcott
Michael Sacks
William Atherton

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Verna Fields notableWork The Sugarland Express
Verna Fields workedOn The Sugarland Express
Zanuck/Brown Company notableWork The Sugarland Express
Zanuck/Brown Company producedFilm The Sugarland Express
Gregory Walcott notableWork The Sugarland Express
Matthew Robbins notableWork The Sugarland Express
Matthew Robbins wroteScreenplayFor The Sugarland Express
Joe Alves workedOn The Sugarland Express
this entity surface form: Sugarland Express