Andrew Robinson, Felicia Farr, Hope Summers
An unlucky crop-dusting pilot robs a bank, only to find that the bank is used by the Mafia to launder money.
DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004
Stats: 105 reviews
A solid, understated film that unfortunately no longer seem to interest film makers any more.. Any self-respecting fan of American New Wave cinema should watch this one.
an intelligent 70's heist film by don siegel with walter matthau in the eastwood role. sounds odd but it works really well. charley varrick is a cropduster and sometime bank robber whose gang mistakenly robs a small town bank full of mob money, bringing down the heat in the for...( read more)
A nice piece of pulp and a great Mathau performance - slightly diluted by TV actors and the untold number of TV shows that copped Siegel's style. All the 70's cliches are here in abundance including an ever present hi-hat score and gratuitous lens flaring.
Terrific crime/thriller film that works all the more so because of the uncharacteristic choice of star. Although Matthau is great in this as many other roles, even in the 70's they probably scratched their heads at the choice.
The supporting cast is also outstanding and shows ...( read more)
This is Walter Matthau in his prime and at his dramatic best. The usually comedic Matthau convincingly pulls off the Eastwood-ish leading man part in this Don Siegel heist classic. Matthau plays Charley Varrick, a crop dusting pilot turned small time bank robber. Things go south ...( read more)
Quite good heist movie...static and a bit slow,but still gripping as the main charachter tries to finds a way out from a dangerous situation while his chasers are getting closer.
Don't know if it's a classic,but surely is entertaining
A rare dramatic role for Walter Matthau in a fast-paced action packed crime drama from director Don Siegel(most notably for hard-hitting crime dramas like Coogan's Bluff and Dirty Harry). Matthau does a fantastic job with this role as nobody could and then some. And he does deliver the goods. Also starring on this are Joe Don Baker and William Schallert. Excellent thriller if you don't mind some of the raw language here. One of the sleeper hits of the early 1970's. MPAA Rating: "R" for strong language,graphic violence and nudity. Released by Universal Pictures.
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