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Robert Wagner | Allan Taggert, Sampson's Pilot | |
Lauren Bacall | Elaine Sampson | |
Janet Leigh | Susan Harper | |
Julie Harris | Betty Fraley, Singer | |
Arthur Hill | Albert Graves, Sampson's Lawyer | |
Shelley Winters | Fay Estabrook | |
Pamela Tiffin | Miranda Sampson | |
Paul Newman | Lew Harper | |
Robert Webber | Dwight Troy | |
Harold Gould | Sheriff Spanner | |
Roy Jenson | Puddler | |
Strother Martin | Claude | |
Martin West | Deputy Sheriff | |
Jacqueline deWit | Mrs. Kronberg | |
Eugene Iglesias | Felix |
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Producer | Jerry Gershwin
Elliott Kastner |
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Writer | William Goldman
Ross Macdonald |
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Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall
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Musician | Johnny Mandel
André Previn |
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Paul Newman memorably plays the title role in this box-office hit based on Ross MacDonald's The Moving Target. The first detective film in Newman's then 23-film career, Harper revitalized the genre. Newman's sleuth chews gum fast... and slips out of jams ever faster as he unravels a twisted case of kidnapping and murder. William Goldman's clever script throws quips and a parade of LA-LA-Land characters Harper's way. There's a woman of means (Lauren Bacall), a gun-toting attorney (Arthur Hill), a poolside gigolo (Robert Wagner), a boozy ex-starlet (Shelley Winters), a jazz junkie (Julie Harris), Harper's estranged wife (Janet Leigh) and the unholy order of the Temple of the Clouds (led by Strother Martin). Each may possess a clue. Or a bullet for Harper. |
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