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Overview
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Release Date:
23 February 1966 (USA)
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Tagline:
This is a different kind of cat named Harper... and excitement clings to him like a dame! See more »
Plot:
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(41 articles)
The red-carpet glamour gap
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 May 2012, 4:05 PM, PDT)
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, and the Private Eye on Screen and on the Page
(From SoundOnSight. 18 May 2012, 2:58 PM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--April 2012
(From The Hollywood Interview. 13 April 2012, 3:07 PM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 May 2012, 4:05 PM, PDT)
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, and the Private Eye on Screen and on the Page
(From SoundOnSight. 18 May 2012, 2:58 PM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--April 2012
(From The Hollywood Interview. 13 April 2012, 3:07 PM, PDT)
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The Original Post-Modern P.I.?
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Paul Newman | ... | Lew Harper |
 | Lauren Bacall | ... | Mrs. Sampson |
 | Julie Harris | ... | Betty Fraley |
 | Arthur Hill | ... | Albert Graves |
 | Janet Leigh | ... | Susan Harper |
| Pamela Tiffin | ... | Miranda Sampson |
 | Robert Wagner | ... | Allan Taggert |
| Robert Webber | ... | Dwight Troy |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Fay Estabrook |
 | Harold Gould | ... | Sheriff |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Puddler |
| Strother Martin | ... | Claude |
| Martin West | ... | Deputy |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Mrs. Kronberg (as Jacqueline de Wit) |
| Eugene Iglesias | ... | Felix |
 | Richard Carlyle | ... | Fred Platt |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kathryn Janssen | ... | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| China Lee | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | Eddie Fraley (uncredited) |
| Herbert Sullivan | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Jack Smight | |||
Writing credits | ||
| William Goldman | (screenplay) | |
| Ross Macdonald | (novel "The Moving Target") | |
Produced by | |||
| Jerry Gershwin | .... | producer | |
| Elliott Kastner | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Johnny Mandel | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Conrad L. Hall | (director of photography) (as Conrad Hall) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stefan Arnsten | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alfred Sweeney | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Claude E. Carpenter | (as Claude Carpenter) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Jean Burt Reilly | .... | supervising hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Chuck Hansen | .... | unit manager (as Charles Hansen) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James H. Brown | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Stanley Jones | .... | sound | |
| Frank Regula | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Paul Baxley | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Baxley | .... | stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited) | |
| Paul Baxley | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Steven Burnett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gene Coogan | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Crockett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Sol Gorss | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bob Herron | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ann Pat Kelly | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Sam A. Mides | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Herb Pacheco | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Harvey Parry | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joe Pronto | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Shannon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jim Sheppard | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Summers | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Morton C. Thompson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| James Turley | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ron Veto | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jordan Cronenweth | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Jordan Cronenweth | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Richard Doran | .... | first assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Richard Moore | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth B. Taylor | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Willis Holman | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Bert Steinberg | .... | dialogue supervisor | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1966) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures An AOL Time Warner Company)
- Warner Bros. Films (1966) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1971) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- Scanvideo (198?) (Finland) (video)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (TV)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1984) (Finland) (TV)
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Runtime:
121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #21071) | Canada:PG (video rating) | UK:12 (tv rating) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15
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Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.9 seconds.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The front license plate on Harper's Porsche changes locations from above the bumper to below in the middle of the opening scene.See more »
Quotes:
Miranda Sampson:Don't you ever feel the need to relax? Let's relax some, Harper.
Lew Harper:For what? So the beauty in the next room is gonna get all hot and bothered? Lady, if you can't get him hot and bothered by yourself, I sure ain't gonna do it for you.
Miranda Sampson:Don't you think I'm attractive?
Lew Harper:You're young, rich, and beautiful, and my wife is divorcing me. What do you think I think?
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Lew Harper:For what? So the beauty in the next room is gonna get all hot and bothered? Lady, if you can't get him hot and bothered by yourself, I sure ain't gonna do it for you.
Miranda Sampson:Don't you think I'm attractive?
Lew Harper:You're young, rich, and beautiful, and my wife is divorcing me. What do you think I think?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)See more »
Soundtrack:
Livin' AloneSee more »
FAQ
Why does Harper drop the dime on poor Fay?See more »
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This I don't understand-
For years I've believed in how Elliot Gould's Philip Marlowe in "The Long Goodbye" was the first effort at making a P.I. character a whacked out loser with a post-modern attitude. Yet, I'm watching "Harper" today and my jaw is bounding off the floor like a yo-yo. Because in the lead role Paul Newman gives one of the ten best performances I've ever seen, and maybe the best comedic one from a non-comedian actor ever done. Even at the two thirds mark, when 99% of the screenplays usually have nothing new to say about their characters, Lew Harper was still leaving me damn near breathless. How "Cool Hand Luke" is more famous than "Harper", which is never mentioned anywhere as the king-size sleeper it is, bewilders me entirely.