When he runs out of dumb luck, he always has genius to fall back on!
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
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Classical in form, resolved, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Walter MatthauCharley Varrick
- Joe Don BakerMolly
- Felicia FarrSybil Fort
- Andrew RobinsonHarman Sullivan
- Sheree NorthJewell Everett
- Norman FellMr. Garfinkle
- Benson FongHonest John
- Woodrow ParfreyHarold Young
- William SchallertBill Horton
- Jacqueline ScottNadine
Crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Dean RiesnerScreenplay
- Howard RodmanScreenplay
- John ReeseNovel
- Michael C. ButlerDirector of Photography
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
- Frank MorrissEditor
- Don SiegelProducer
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