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Harper

1966-02-22 · 121 min · ★ 6.7

Mystery · Crime · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Jack Smight
Production companies
Gershwin-Kastner, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,500,000
Revenue
USD 12,000,000

Top Cast

Paul NewmanPaul NewmanLew Harper
Lauren BacallLauren BacallElaine Sampson
Julie HarrisJulie HarrisBetty Fraley
Arthur HillArthur HillAlbert Graves
Janet LeighJanet LeighSusan Harper
Pamela TiffinPamela TiffinMiranda Sampson
Robert WagnerRobert WagnerAllan Taggert
Robert WebberRobert WebberDwight Troy
Shelley WintersShelley WintersFay Estabrook
Harold GouldHarold GouldSheriff Spanner
Roy JensonRoy JensonPuddler
Strother MartinStrother MartinClaude
Martin WestMartin WestDeputy
Jacqueline deWitJacqueline deWitMrs. Kronberg
Eugene IglesiasEugene IglesiasFelix
Richard CarlyleRichard CarlyleFred Platt
Al BainAl BainBar Patron (uncredited)
Horace G. BrownBartender (uncredited)
David CadienteImmigrant (uncredited)
Steve CarruthersSteve CarruthersBar Patron (uncredited)

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