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Harper is a 1966 American crime and mystery film directed by Jack Smight and written by William Goldman. Based on a work by Ross Macdonald, the movie stars Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, and Arthur Hill. Elliott Kastner produced the film, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. The narrative is set in California, with filming taking place in Malibu.
The production cost three million five hundred thousand dollars and grossed twelve million dollars at the box office. Johnny Mandel composed the score, and Conrad Hall served as the director of photography. The film runs for 121 minutes and was released in English. It has received review scores of 7.1 out of 10, 51 out of 100, and 95 percent.
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6.7Harper 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.
Cast
- Paul Newman as Lew Harper
- Lauren Bacall as Elaine Sampson
- Julie Harris as Betty Fraley
- Arthur Hill as Albert Graves
- Janet Leigh as Susan Harper
- Pamela Tiffin as Miranda Sampson
Themes
- adultery
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- nightclub
- investigation
- swimming pool
- murder
- los angeles, california
- divorce
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jack Smight
- Screenwriter
- William Goldman
- Cast member
- Eugene Iglesias
- Composer
- Johnny Mandel
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Conrad Hall
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Malibu
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 283229
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Paul Newman Harper.jpg
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- publication date
- 1966-04-08
- Commons category
- Harper (film)
- title
- Harper
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Ross Macdonald
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 3500000
- box office
- 12000000
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