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Considered ahead of its time — and perhaps it still is — this unusual drama, inspired by the French New Wave, brought Warren Beatty and producer-director Arthur Penn together for the first time — two years before their landmark Bonnie and Clyde. Beatty stars as a Detroit night club comic who incurs the wrath of The Mob (he doesn’t know why) and flees to Chicago to start life anew — but still living in fear. But the plot is secondary to the look and sound of this film (a favorite of Martin Scorsese), which boasts a score by Eddie Sauter and stunning photography by Academy Award®-winner Ghislain Cloquet (1980, Best Cinematography, Tess). Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield, Franchot Tone and Jeff Corey co-star in this one-of-a-kind motion picture. Incidentally, much of it was shot in what is now Oprah Winfrey’s studio. Newly remastered.
Original Release
09/27/1965
US Release
09/27/1965
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Warren Beatty | Mickey |
Alexandra Stewart | Jenny |
Hurd Hatfield | Castle |
Franchot Tone | Ruby Lapp / Rudy Lopp |
Teddy Hart | Berson |
Jeff Corey | Fryer |
Kamatari Fujiwara | The Artist |
Donna Michelle | The Girl |
Ralph Foody | Police Captain |
Norman Gottschalk | The Evangelist |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Warren Beatty | Mickey |
Alexandra Stewart | Jenny |
Hurd Hatfield | Castle |
Franchot Tone | Ruby Lapp / Rudy Lopp |
Teddy Hart | Berson |
Jeff Corey | Fryer |
Kamatari Fujiwara | The Artist |
Donna Michelle | The Girl |
Ralph Foody | Police Captain |
Norman Gottschalk | The Evangelist |
Dick Lucas | Employment Agent |
Jack Goodman | Cafeteria Manager |
Jeri Jensen | Helen |
Charlene Lee | The Singer |
Benny Dunn | Nightclub Comic |
Denise Darnell | Stripper |
Dick Baker | Boss at Shaley's |
Helen Witkowski | Landlady |
Bill Koza | Art Gallery Patron |
David Crane | Art Gallery Patron |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John G. Avildsen | Executive Producer |
Arthur Penn | Producer |
Harrison Starr | Producer |