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Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Language
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue $2,600,000
English
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue $2,600,000
Keywords
private detective
neo-noir
lew harper
Casts

Paul Newman
Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward
Iris

Anthony Franciosa
Broussard

Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne

Gail Strickland
Mavis

Melanie Griffith
Schuyler

Linda Haynes
Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel
Franks

Paul Koslo
Candy
Joe Canutt
Glo

Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis

Coral Browne
Olivia

Richard Derr
James

Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis

Leigh French
Red Head
Peter Dassinger
Peter
James Fontenot
Bartender

Tommy McLain
Nightclub Band
Martin Ahrens
Cajun Heavy #1
Philippe Blenet
Cajun Heavy #2
Jerome Greene
Butler
Cecil Elliott
Motel Switchboard Operator
Crews

Walter Hill
Screenplay
Ross Macdonald
Novel

Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Screenplay

Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Donald Brooks
Wardrobe Designer

Paul Sylbert
Production Design
John C. Howard
Editor

Hawk Koch
Associate Producer
Michael Small
Music

Alan Shayne
Casting
Edwin O'Donovan
Art Direction

David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Arthur S. Newman Jr.
Production Manager
Paul Casella Jr.
Transportation Captain
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Betty Crosby
Script Supervisor

Hawk Koch
Assistant Director
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Richard Yuricich
First Assistant Camera
Art Brooker
Key Grip
Stan Barrett
Stunt Coordinator
Pat O'Connor
Property Master
Richard Bruno
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
George Holmes
Gaffer
Larry Jost
Sound Mixer
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