Crime ·Drama ·Action ·Thriller · United States of America · 1981 · 2h 2m

Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine poster
Director
Burt Reynolds
Cast
Burt Reynolds as Tom Sharky Rachel Ward as Domino Henry Silva as Billy Score Brian Keith as Papa Vittorio Gassman as Victor Scorelli Charles Durning as Lt. Friscoe
Crew
William A. Fraker — Director of Photography William D. Gordean — Editor Dennis Virkler — Editor Al Capps — Original Music Composer Gerald Di Pego — Screenplay William Diehl — Novel
Tagline

Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.

Synopsis

Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.

Trailer Sharky's Machine — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
martial artsrobberypolicejazztransvestismgangsterfingervicerevengemurderscamprostitution
Key Collaborators
Burt Reynolds Director William A. Fraker Director of Photography William D. Gordean Editor Dennis Virkler Editor Al Capps Original Music Composer Gerald Di Pego Screenplay William Diehl Novel Hank Moonjean Producer Walter Scott Herndon Production Design Norman Salling Costume Design
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