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Point Blank (1967)
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor
Runtime91 min
Rating15
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After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
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Point Blank, the 1967 crime thriller directed by John Boorman, has received critical acclaim over the years. The film is noted for its stylish visuals and unconventional narrative approach, and is considered an influential example of the neo-noir genre. While it received mixed reviews upon initial release, Point Blank has since been recognized as an underrated classic, with an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%.
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Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman, starring Lee Marvin, co-starring Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn and Carroll O'Connor, and adapted from the 1962 crime noir pulp novel The Hunter, the first in the Parker series of crime novels written by Donald E. Westlake under the nom de plume of Richard Stark. Boorman directed the film at Marvin's request and Marvin played a central role in the film's development. The film grossed more than $9 million in theatrical rentals in 1967, and since then has gone on to become a cult classic, eliciting praise from such critics as film historian David Thomson.
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