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Shamus (1973)

PG 106 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   5 February 1973 (Sweden)
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New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot... See full summary »

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Buzz Kulik
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Shamus -- A private eye visits the estate of a wealthy merchant who hires him to find some stolen diamonds.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds ...
Dyan Cannon ...
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ...
Hardcore
Joe Santos Joe Santos ...
Lieutenant Promuto
Giorgio Tozzi Giorgio Tozzi ...
Dottore
Ron Weyand Ron Weyand ...
E.J. Hume
Larry Block Larry Block ...
Springy
Beeson Carroll Beeson Carroll ...
Bolton
Kevin Conway ...
The Kid
Kay Frye Kay Frye ...
Bookstore Girl
John Glover ...
Johnnie
Merwin Goldsmith Merwin Goldsmith ...
Schnook
Melody Santangello Melody Santangello ...
Alice
Irving Selbst Irving Selbst ...
Heavy
Alex Wilson Alex Wilson ...
Felix Montaigne
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Storyline

New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot. So an offer of $10,000 to finds some diamonds stolen in a daring raid with a flame-thrower is too good to miss. His investigations soon get pretty complicated and rather too dangerous. At least along the way he does get to meet Alexis. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Flamethrower | Private Detective | Neo Noir | Cat  | See more »

Taglines:

SHAMUS a pool-shooting, card-playing, broad-chasing, private eye...cross him, and he'll blow your head off! See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Passion for Danger See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Norway:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a shot in the movie where Burt Reynolds grabs a tree branch during a chase scene, it breaks and he falls to the ground. That was not planned. The branch broke accidentally during filming and the footage looked so good, they kept it in the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When McCoy enters the shipping room at the warehouse, the border pattern on the front of the glass panel does not match that seen through from the rear. The two verticals over the PP in SHIPPING should be visible through the frosted glass, but there is a horizontal join instead. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.23" (2009) See more »