Harper
1966 · Movie · 2h 1m · NR
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"Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder."
Overview
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
51/100
Key crew
- Jack SmightDirector
- William GoldmanScreenplay
- Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul NewmanLew Harper
- Lauren BacallElaine Sampson
- Julie HarrisBetty Fraley
- Arthur HillAlbert Graves
- Janet LeighSusan Harper
- Pamela TiffinMiranda Sampson
- Robert WagnerAllan Taggert
- Robert WebberDwight Troy
- Shelley WintersFay Estabrook
- Harold GouldSheriff Spanner
- Roy JensonPuddler
- Strother MartinClaude
Stills
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Themes
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