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Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick

When he runs out of dumb luck, he always has genius to fall back on!

19737.41h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Don Siegel
Written by John Reese, Dean Riesner, Howard Rodman
Produced by Don Siegel
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Top Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Charley Varrick

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Molly

Felicia Farr

Felicia Farr

Sybil Fort

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Harman Sullivan

Sheree North

Sheree North

Jewell Everett

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Mr. Garfinkle

Benson Fong

Benson Fong

Honest John

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Harold Young

William Schallert

William Schallert

Bill Horton

Jacqueline Scott

Jacqueline Scott

Nadine

Themes & Keywords

small townsuicidesheriffbased on novel or bookhitmanexplosivemoney launderingbrothelnew mexicopilotstolen moneymafiabank robberydesertstealing moneywhorehousebotched robberybank heistarmed robberystunt airplaneairplane pilotman on the runstealing from criminals

About Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick is a crime, thriller, drama, action film released in 1973 exploring themes of small town, suicide, sheriff, based on novel or book, hitman, explosive. Directed by Don Siegel, it stars Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr. 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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