Fury

Directed by Fritz Lang

United States, 1936

Film noir

Synopsis

When a prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to frame the mob for his murder.

Fury Directed by Fritz Lang

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Awards & Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival

2013

Academy Awards

1937 | Nominee: Best Writing, Original Story

National Board of Review

1936 | Winner: Top Ten Films

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1937 | 3 runner-up prizes including: Best Actor

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

José Neves's rating of the film Fury
José Neves

Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Rewatched yesterday: it is by cinema-the supposed filmed document that exposes the participation of the individuals on trial in the attempted lynching-that the truth is revealed, that is, it is through representation that is assumed the truth of the facts, anticipating with this démarche our factual world of images a la minute and representation issues. With the fiery faces of M.
June 16, 2015 19:53
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Howard Orr's rating of the film Fury
Howard Orr

Hasn't aged because, like all good films, "Fury" crystallises pretty much unchanging aspects of human behaviour. I can't help seeing this as a crucial influence on film noir, in that it represents the constant threat of decent people being dragged down by bad luck and malevolence.
January 08, 2012 09:53
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ASHES IN THE HOURGLASS's rating of the film Fury
ASHES IN THE HOURGLASS

This would have been a masterpiece had it not been for it's portrayal of the media and the mob. What I'm saying is that, for a film that criticizes the way the media sensationalizes crime, the film ironically doesn't seem to have a problem sensationalizing the media and the mob. Other than that this was the best performance by Tracy to whom the film is sympathetic but never makes the mistake of being blind to reality
April 03, 2015 07:30
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filmcapsule's rating of the film Fury
filmcapsule

Interesting Hollywood film from Fritz Lang, that benefits greatly from his subtle but dramatic camerawork and facility with both silent storytelling and artful use of sound. Spencer Tracy smolders as the film careens from a tender love story, to a "wrong man" drama, to a morality tale of vigilante justice and revenge.
June 10, 2014 12:50
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Daniel S.'s rating of the film Fury
Daniel S.

First film directed by the German master in Hollywood and the first of a cycle, that would not end until 1956, dedicated to the American legal system and its flaws. Another Lang theme, the blind behaviour of the mob, is also handled in FURY, a film that should belong to any well-educated gentleman's library. Masterpiece.
February 07, 2010 13:12
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Christopher R. Smith's rating of the film Fury
Christopher R. Smith

Fritz Lang's fatalistic drama is very dated in some respects, but also surprisingly modern in its cynical depiction of the media and criminal justice system. The far-fetched plot is often heavy-handed, but Lang's taut direction and strong performances make it worth watching, even if it falls short of the classic it's been described to be.
June 27, 2009 01:01
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Guillermo Padilla's rating of the film Fury
Guillermo Padilla

Tiene todo el humo que el noir necesita, la condición humana a prueba y al maestro Spencer Tracy dirigido por Fritz Lang... que más podemos pedir
June 07, 2017 15:51
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Dave's rating of the film Fury
Dave

Joseph Ruttenberg is the only one I can really praise here. I actually consider it the most overrated film of Lang's American movies, if not his whole career.
December 21, 2012 00:06
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