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CrimeThriller

Point Blank

- There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart.

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

Release Date : 1967-08-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Winkler FilmsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lee Marvin

Character Name : Walker

Original Name : Lee Marvin

Gender : Male

Angie Dickinson

Character Name : Chris

Original Name : Angie Dickinson

Gender : Female

Keenan Wynn

Character Name : Yost

Original Name : Keenan Wynn

Gender : Male

Carroll O'Connor

Character Name : Brewster

Original Name : Carroll O'Connor

Gender : Male

Lloyd Bochner

Character Name : Frederick Carter

Original Name : Lloyd Bochner

Gender : Male

Michael Strong

Character Name : Stegman

Original Name : Michael Strong

Gender : Male

John Vernon

Character Name : Mal Reese

Original Name : John Vernon

Gender : Male

Sharon Acker

Character Name : Lynne

Original Name : Sharon Acker

Gender : Female

James B. Sikking

Character Name : Hired Gun

Original Name : James B. Sikking

Gender : Male

Sandra Warner

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Sandra Warner

Gender : Female

Roberta Haynes

Character Name : Mrs. Carter

Original Name : Roberta Haynes

Gender : Female

Kathleen Freeman

Character Name : First Citizen

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Victor Creatore

Character Name : Carter's Man

Original Name : Victor Creatore

Gender : Male

Lawrence Hauben

Character Name : Car Salesman

Original Name : Lawrence Hauben

Gender : Male

Susan Holloway

Character Name : Girl Customer

Original Name : Susan Holloway

Gender : Male

Sid Haig

Character Name : 1st Penthouse Lobby Guard

Original Name : Sid Haig

Gender : Male

Michael Bell

Character Name : 2nd Penthouse Lobby Guard

Original Name : Michael Bell

Gender : Male

Priscilla Boyd

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Priscilla Boyd

Gender : Male

John McMurtry

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : John McMurtry

Gender : Male

Ron Walters

Character Name : Young Man in Apartment

Original Name : Ron Walters

Gender : Male

George Strattan

Character Name : Young Man in Apartment

Original Name : George Strattan

Gender : Male

Nicole Rogell

Character Name : Carter's Secretary

Original Name : Nicole Rogell

Gender : Male

Rico Cattani

Character Name : Reese's Guard

Original Name : Rico Cattani

Gender : Male

Roland La Starza

Character Name : Reese's Guard

Original Name : Roland La Starza

Gender : Male

Paul Bradley

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

George Bruggeman

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : George Bruggeman

Gender : Male

George Calliga

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : George Calliga

Gender : Male

Jerry Catron

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Catron

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Bud Cokes

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Cokes

Gender : Male

Bonnie Dewberry

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bonnie Dewberry

Gender : Male

Richard Elmore

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Elmore

Gender : Male

Barbara Feldon

Character Name : Girl in TV Commercial (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Feldon

Gender : Female

Duke Fishman

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Duke Fishman

Gender : Male

Carey Foster

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carey Foster

Gender : Male

Stu Gardner

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Stu Gardner

Gender : Male

Rudy Germane

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Germane

Gender : Male

Kenneth Gibson

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Gibson

Gender : Male

Bill Hickman

Character Name : Reese's Guard on Balcony (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Hickman

Gender : Male

Chuck Hicks

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hicks

Gender : Male

George Hoagland

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : George Hoagland

Gender : Male

Harvey Karels

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Karels

Gender : Male

Joseph La Cava

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph La Cava

Gender : Male

Louise Lane

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Lane

Gender : Male

Karen Lee

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Lee

Gender : Male

Ethelreda Leopold

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethelreda Leopold

Gender : Male

Philo McCullough

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Philo McCullough

Gender : Male

Joseph Mell

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Monty O'Grady

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Andrew Orapeza

Character Name : Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Orapeza

Gender : Male

Murray Pollack

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Pollack

Gender : Male

Anthony Redondo

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Redondo

Gender : Male

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Clark Ross

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Ross

Gender : Male

Cosmo Sardo

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Felix Silla

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : Felix Silla

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Robert Strong

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Strong

Gender : Male

Tim Taylor

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Taylor

Gender : Male

Sid Troy

Character Name : Conventioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Troy

Gender : Male

Guy Way

Character Name : Bill (Brewster's Chauffeur) (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Way

Gender : Male

Ted White

Character Name : Football Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted White

Gender : Male

Louis Whitehill

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Whitehill

Gender : Male

Roseann Williams

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roseann Williams

Gender : Female

John Zimeas

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Zimeas

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You're a very bad man, Walker, a very destructive man! Point Blank is directed by John Boorman and collectively adapted to screenplay by Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse and Rafe Newhouse from the novel The Hunter written by Richard Stark. It stars Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner and Michael Strong. Music is by Johnny Mandel and the Panavision cinematography (in Metrocolor) is by Philip H. Lathrop. Betrayed by wife and friend during a robbery, Walker (Marvin) is left dying on a stone cold cell floor at closed down Alcatraz... Pure neo-noir, a film that could be argued was ahead of its time, given that it wouldn't find a fan base until many years later. Yet it deserves to be bracketed as a benchmark for the second phase of noir, a shining light of the neo world, experimenting with techniques whilst beating a true film noir heart. The story is deliciously biting, pumped full of betrayals and double crosses, fatales and revenge, death and destruction. It even has a trick in the tale, ambiguity. It all plays out in a boldly coloured Los Angeles, the photography sparkles as Mandel lays an elegiacal and haunting musical score over the various stages of the drama. The talented Boorman has a field day with the elements of time, shunting various strands of the story around with sequences that at first glance seem out of place, but actually are perfect in context to what is narratively happening, the director gleefully toying with audience expectations. While suffice to say angles are tilted and close ups broadened to further style the pic. Then there is Walker, a single minded phantom type character, played with grace and menace by Marvin - who better to trawl the Los Angeles underworld with than Marv? This guy only wants what he is owed from the robbery, nothing more, nothing less, but if the meagre reward is not forthcoming, people are going to pay with something more precious than cash. His mission is both heroic and tragic, with Boorman asking the viewers to improvise their thought process about what it all inevitably means. Funding the fuel around Marvin are good players providing slink, sleaze and suspicion. Deliberate pacing isn't for everyone, neither is stylised violence and stylish directorial trickery, but for those who dine at said tables, Point Blank, and Walker the man, is for you. 9/10