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Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Writers:
Ross Macdonald (novel)
Tracy Keenan Wynn (writer) ...
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Release Date:
July 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | Mystery more
Tagline:
Harper days are here again... more
Plot:
A big-city private detective travels to the Deep South to help out an old girlfriend who is being blackmailed. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Show Review: Crue Fest 2 - 8/22
 (From Fangoria. 27 August 2009, 10:30 AM, PDT)
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #3
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 9 August 2009, 3:21 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and a nubile Melanie Griffith more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Newman ... Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward ... Iris Devereaux

Anthony Franciosa ... Chief Broussard (as Tony Franciosa)
Murray Hamilton ... Kilbourne
Gail Strickland ... Mavis Kilbourne

Melanie Griffith ... Schuyler Devereaux

Linda Haynes ... Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel ... Lt. Franks

Paul Koslo ... Candy
Joe Canutt ... Glo

Andrew Robinson ... Pat Reavis (as Andy Robinson)
Coral Browne ... Olivia Devereaux
Richard Derr ... James Devereaux
Helena Kallianiotes ... Elaine Reavis
Leigh French ... Red Head
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 (re-rating) (2006) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Coleytown more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~7.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.3 seconds. more
Quotes:
Schuyler Devereaux: How'd you like to help me put on some suntan lotion?
Lew Harper: Wont help honey, you're gonna be burned out by the time you're 30.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into La classe américaine (1993) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Dreams more

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Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and a nubile Melanie Griffith, 21 June 2000
Author: hawktwo from Washington DC

Ross MacDonald's novels generally translate well to movie. This one certainly does, although I've never seen a Ross MacDonald movie that successfully captures the atmosphere that MacDonald creates in his novels. Paul Newman is the detective Lew Archer (I seem to remember that his name was changed to Harper for the movie to keep a string of "H" movies going: Hud, Hombre, and Harper). The movie moves along with a complex plot that is not difficult to track and understand. Melanie Griffith is perfection in the role of the 14-year old seductress. >

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