Point Blank (1967)


Point Blank
Release Date30 August 1967
Budget$3,000,000
TaglineThere are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart.
GenreAction, Crime, Thriller, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCrime Thriller, Gangster Film
MoodTough Guys
ThemesCriminal's Revenge, Dishonor Among Thieves, Treacherous Spouses
TonesMenacing, Hallucinatory, Visceral, Tense
TagsDouble Cross, Gangster, Mob Boss, Organized Crime, Partner, Revenge, Syndicate

Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, adapted from the classic pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark. Boorman directed the film at Marvin's request and Marvin played a central role in the film's development and staging.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Walker

Brewster

Lloyd Bochner
Frederick Carter

Michael Strong
Stegman

Mal Reese

Lynne

Hired Gun

Sandra Warner
Waitress

Mrs. Carter

First Citizen

Victor Creatore
Carter's Man

Lawrence Hauben
Car Salesman

Susan Holloway
Girl Customer

First Penthouse Lobby Guard

Second Penthouse Lobby Guard

Priscilla Boyd
Receptionist

John McMurtry
Messenger

Ron Walters
Young Man in Apartment

George Strattan
Young Man in Apartment

Nicole Rogell
Carter's secretary

Rico Cattani
Reese's guard

Roland La Starza
Reese's guard

Casey Brandon
Dancer

Jerry Catron
Man

Bonnie Dewberry
Dancer

Carey Foster
Dancer

Bill Hickman
Guard

Chuck Hicks
Guard

Karen Lee
Waitress

Joseph Mell
Man

Andrew Orapeza
Desk clerk

Bellhop

Guy Way
Mob chauffer

Louis Whitehill
Policeman

Ted White
Football player

Roseann Williams
Dancer

Director

Alexander Jacobs

David Newhouse

Rafe Newhouse

Producer

Judd Bernard
producer

Robert Chartoff
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Philip H. Lathrop

Editor

Henry Berman
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Art Director

Albert Brenner
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George W. Davis
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Set Decorator

F. Keogh Gleason

Henry Grace
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Costume Designer

Margo Weintz
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Makeup Department

hair stylist

makeup artist

Production Manager

Edward Woehler
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Al Jennings
assistant director

Christopher Seitz
assistant director

Sound Department

Franklin Milton
recording supervisor

Van Allen James
sound editor

Visual Effects

J. McMillan Johnson
special visual effects

Stunts

Boyd Cabeen
stunt double

Jerry Catron
stunts

Bill Hickman
stunts

Chuck Hicks
stunts

Carey Loftin
stunts

Ted White
stunts

Editorial Department

William Stair
color consultant

Other Crew

Patricia Casey
production associate

Rafe Newhouse
assistant to producer

David Steen
special photographs for production

Norman Stuart
dialogue coach

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Action Gitanes

Chapel Distribution

Living Colour Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

NGN
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Neue Visionen Filmverleih

R.C.V.2001 Video

Süddeutsche Zeitung






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