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Vanishing Point

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Vanishing Point
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R,1hr 47min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1971
Director:
Richard Sarafian
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Charlotte Rampling  ...more
Synopsis: Richard Sarafian directed this minimalist chase film, starring Barry Newman as ex-marine, ex-race car driver and cop named Kowalski. He drives into Denver to deliver a car and pick up another vehicle to drive to San Francisco. To make the fifteen-hour drive to San Francisco bearable he pops a load of pep pills and drives off. Almost immediately, he is told to pull over by the police, but Kowalski refuses to stop. Ignoring the cops, a police chase ensues. Egging Kowalski on is a blind black disc jockey, ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
The late 1960s and early '70s had no shortage of symbolically charged road movies, and if Vanishing Point isn't quite the same caliber as Two Lane Blacktop or as culturally significant as Easy Rider, in its best moments it comes close. A huge drive-in hit, the film turns its modest budget to its advantage, making a virtue out of its plot's simplicity, and in the process becoming a beautiful example ... Full Review
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Barry Newman
Kowalski
Cleavon Little
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Charlotte Rampling
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Dean Jagger
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