Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1966 · 2h 1m

Harper

Harper poster
Director
Jack Smight
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
Crew
Conrad Hall — Director of Photography Stefan Arnsten — Editor Johnny Mandel — Original Music Composer William Goldman — Screenplay Ross Macdonald — Novel Jerry Gershwin — Producer
Tagline

Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Harper — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
adulteryhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookkidnappingnightclubinvestigationswimming poolmurderlos angeles, californiadivorceprivate detectivemissing person
Key Collaborators
Jack Smight Director Conrad Hall Director of Photography Stefan Arnsten Editor Johnny Mandel Original Music Composer William Goldman Screenplay Ross Macdonald Novel Jerry Gershwin Producer Elliott Kastner Producer
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