Coogan's Bluff

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R,1hr 40min

Genres:

Action,Drama

Release:

1968

Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Starring:

Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark ... More

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood stars as Walt Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff who has been sent to New York City to extradite escaped killer James Ringerman (Don Stroud). On arrival, he's forced to wait by NYPD detective Lieutenant McElroy (Lee J. Cobb), who informs him that Ringerman is recovering from a bad acid trip at Bellevue Hospital. After briefly flirting with attractive probation officer Julie Roth (Susan Clark), Coogan heads for Bellevue, where he's able to con the hospital's staff into releasing the ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Costello, AMG Review While Don Siegel's fish-out-of-water cop film is a stylish action film, it also features a fine understated comic performance by Clint Eastwood. The story concerns a Stetson-wearing deputy who comes to New York in pursuit of an escaped killer (Don Stroud). Apparently the only film Eastwood ever shot in New York, it derives its comic energy from the repugnance with which his uptight deputy regards almost ... Read Review

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	Clint Eastwood Coogan Lee J. Cobb McElroy Susan Clark Julie Tisha Sterling Linny

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