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Overview

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Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

John Reese (novel)
Howard Rodman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 September 1973 (Sweden) more

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama more

Tagline:

He stole from the Mob, now he's running for his life. more

Plot:

Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more

User Comments:

It doesn't get any better than this. more (72 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Walter Matthau ... Charley Varrick
Joe Don Baker ... Molly
Felicia Farr ... Sybil Fort

Andrew Robinson ... Harman Sullivan (as Andy Robinson)
Sheree North ... Jewell Everett
Norman Fell ... Mr. Garfinkle
Benson Fong ... Honest John

Woodrow Parfrey ... Harold Young
William Schallert ... San Miguel Sheriff Bill Horton

Jacqueline Scott ... Nadine
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Taft

Rudy Diaz ... Deputy Sanchez

Colby Chester ... Deputy Steele
Charlie Briggs ... Highway deputy
Priscilla Garcia ... Miss Ambar
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Kill Charley Varrick (Europe: English title)
The Last of the Independents (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Mustang, Nevada, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The last film of veteran character actor Tom Tully. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Varrick steals Nadine's dentist file, he has very long sideburns. In the rest of the film his sideburns are quite short. more

Quotes:

Maynard Boyle: Why am I being denied access to my own premises?
Mr. Garfinkle: Well, it's a matter of priority. You see, first and foremost, this is a murder investigation.
Maynard Boyle: Well, my business is purely financial.
Mr. Garfinkle: Well, you're very lucky so far, Mr. Boyle. All we have found missing is about thirteen hundred dollars.
Maynard Boyle: Well, if you're a nice fella, nice things happen to you.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V) more


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25 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
It doesn't get any better than this., 23 July 2000
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Author: Preston-10 from Phoenix, Arizona

Now that more and more people are reflecting on the great career of Walter Matthau it is surprising that very few critics have mentioned his top-notch performance in Charley Varrick (the best thing he has ever done). I got interested in this film when I discovered that it had an underground following with everyone from "The Pretenders" to several critics. I bought the film and became floored by how outstanding of a movie this is. In my opinion it is the most under appreciated movie ever made and the best movie to come out of the 70's (yes, even better than THE GODFATHER, DAYS OF HEAVEN, TAXI DRIVER and APOCALYPSE NOW). It is also one of the ten best movies I have ever seen. I have seen this movie over 20 times and it gets better every time I see it. It is surprising that I have learned more about how to make a great suspense/action film from this movie than any other which I have seen. The interesting thing about Charley Varrick is that you wonder why you are so taken in by the story. It's a relatively simple one. Yet, this is a story with a conclusion that leaves you stunned every time you see it and convinces you that this is a film that should be seen again and again (unlike some great movies that should be seen only once). I make it an effort to see Charley Varrick on a regular basis. The story starts out as follows: a group of bank robbers attempt to make a small killing and right when they think that they have succeeded . . . The story then allows the viewer to be consumed in a film of drum-tight professionalism with great action sequences, excellent performances, incredible dialogue, and possibly the greatest single screen villain of all time in the form of Joe Don Baker (I wouldn't have believed it until I saw it). I am convinced that in the near future Charley Varrick will be resurrected in the form of a remake (not that I am looking toward that day). But in context, Don Siegel's masterpiece is a film that stands by itself as one of the great under appreciated and undervalued movies of all time and is a film for everyone. It doesn't get any better than this.

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