‘The Fugitive’ opened in U.S. theaters 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'The Fugitive' trailer

(Friday, August 6, 1993)The Fugitive, a thriller film about a doctor who sets out to prove his innocence after he is wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife and escapes from federal custody, opened today in the U.S., Canada and Sweden.

Directed by Andrew Davis, the film starred Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.