The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic76/100
298 audience votes
Key crew
- Dean RiesnerScreenplay
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
- Don SiegelDirector
- Howard RodmanScreenplay
Cast
- Walter MatthauCharley Varrick
- Joe Don BakerMolly
- Felicia FarrSybil Fort
- Andrew RobinsonHarman Sullivan
- Sheree NorthJewell Everett
- Norman FellMr. Garfinkle
- Benson FongHonest John
- Woodrow ParfreyHarold Young
- William SchallertBill Horton
- Jacqueline ScottNadine
- Marjorie BennettMrs. Taft
- Rudy DiazDeputy Sanchez
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Themes
small townsuicidesheriffbased on novel or bookhitmanexplosivemoney launderingbrothelnew mexicopilotstolen moneymafia