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Charley Varrick

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Charley Varrick
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PG,1hr 51min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
September 19, 1973
Director:
Don Siegel
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr  ...more
Synopsis: Don Siegel directed this offbeat crime thriller which stars Walter Matthau as the titular Charley Varrick. Varrick is a small-time stick-up man who, in tandem with his partner Harman Sullivan (Andrew Robinson), makes plans to rob a small bank in New Mexico. Varrick and Sullivan are expecting a modest payday for a simple heist, but to their surprise they walk away with $750,000 in cash. But it turns out this isn't entirely good news; the bank was flush with cash because a number of well-connected ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
Genre veteran Don Siegel made one of his more subversive choices when he cast the hangdog Walter Matthau as the cunning title character in 1973's caper flick Charley Varrick. It's almost as if Siegel were trying to deflate the type of mythic hero that he previously helped create in Dirty Harry, poking fun at the creation by presenting its slovenly alter ego. Audiences may have balked at Matthau as ... Full Review
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Walter Matthau
Charley Varrick
Joe Don Baker
Molly
Felicia Farr
Sybil Fort
Andrew Robinson
Harman Sullivan
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