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8 September 1965 (USA) moreTagline:
CAUGHT! . . right in the middle between the killers and the cops!Plot:
Eddie Pedak, a convicted criminal, has a steady job, a wife and daughter and he puts a down payment on a boat... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Groovy, atmospheric melodrama moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Alain Delon | ... | Eddie Pedak |
 | Ann-Margret | ... | Kristine Pedak |
 | Van Heflin | ... | Inspector Mike Vido SFPD |
 | Jack Palance | ... | Walter Pedak |
| John Davis Chandler | ... | James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Lt. Kebner SFPD |
| Steve Mitchell | ... | Frank Kane |
 | Tammy Locke | ... | Kathy Pedak |
 | Tony Musante | ... | Cleveland 'Cleve' Shoenstein |
| Zekial Marko | ... | Luke |
| Russell Lee | ... | Drummer |
| Yuki Shimoda | ... | John Ling, Chinese Funeral Director |
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Israel:102 min | USA:107 min | UK:106 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USAFun Stuff
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Ordinary crime plot, written by Zekial Marko from his novel "Scratch a Thief", is given vivid, hyperkinetic Ralph Nelson direction, beginning in a jazz club with a drum solo that is crazy-cool. Marko and Nelson really lay on the mid-'60s jive, but Nelson's quasi-European handling and groovy cinematic tricks make the film visually arresting. Story concerns ex-thief in San Francisco, trying to lead a clean life with his wife and little girl, fingered for the murder of a Chinese storekeeper by the police sergeant who hates him; worse, his shady older brother is in town wanting his help in pulling off a job. Interesting characters (one of the villains is a fey platinum-blonde punker years before his time) and performances, with Ann-Margret doing some of her best dramatic work as Alain Delon's wife. The talky lulls are given a boost by Marko's slangy, hip dialogue and by Nelson's fervent rhythm, but some may see all this as just ridiculous. It's certainly amusing, and the San Francisco locales are a big plus. *** from ****