Mystery ·Action ·Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 50m

Hanky Panky

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Director
Sidney Poitier
Cast
Gene Wilder as Michael Jordon Gilda Radner as Kate Hellman Kathleen Quinlan as Janet Dunn Richard Widmark as Ransom Robert Prosky as Hiram Calder Josef Sommer as Adrian Pruitt
Crew
Arthur J. Ornitz — Director of Photography Harry Keller — Editor Tom Scott — Original Music Composer David Taylor — Writer Henry Rosenbaum — Writer Martin Ransohoff — Producer
Tagline

When you're wanted for a murder you didn't commit, chased for secrets you didn't steal, and running from people who want to kill you, the worst mistake you can make is falling in love...

Synopsis

Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.

Trailer Hanky Panky — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hoteltaxigovernment secrets
Key Collaborators
Sidney Poitier Director Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography Harry Keller Editor Tom Scott Original Music Composer David Taylor Writer Henry Rosenbaum Writer Martin Ransohoff Producer Ben Edwards Production Design Bernard Johnson Costume Design
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