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Harper

1966 · 121 min

A wry, world-weary detective yarn that ambles through sunlit California corruption, balancing cynical banter with sudden violence.

Directed by
Jack Smight
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Tagline
Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder.
Overview
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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Directed by
Jack Smight
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Jack Smight
Written by
William Goldman
Starring
Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber
Music
Johnny Mandel
Cinematography
Conrad Hall
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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