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Harper (1966)
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill
Runtime121 min
RatingNR
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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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Harper (1966), directed by Jack Smight, offers a gripping and cynical take on the classic private eye film, with Paul Newman delivering a standout performance as a hardened detective pulled into a web of intrigue and unsavory characters. Fans of moody, atmospheric thrillers and neo-noir will appreciate the film's clever plotting, gritty visual style, and compelling exploration of moral ambiguity.
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Harper is a 1966 American mystery thriller film starring Paul Newman, with Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Wagner and Shelley Winters in support. Directed by Jack Smight from a screenplay by William Goldman, the picture is based on the 1949 novel The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald. Newman plays private investigator Lew Harper, based on the protagonist of Macdonald's series of detective stories.
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