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Night Moves

Night Moves

Maybe he would find the girl... maybe he would find himself.

19756.71h 40m

Overview

Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

Directed by Arthur Penn
Written by Alan Sharp
Produced by Robert M. Sherman
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Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Harry Moseby

Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren

Paula

John Crawford

John Crawford

Tom Iverson

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Ellen Moseby

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Delilah "Delly" Grastner

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Joey Ziegler

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

Marty Heller

Janet Ward

Janet Ward

Arlene Iverson

James Woods

James Woods

Quentin

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Nick

Themes & Keywords

chessdolphinflorida keysstuntmanscuba divingdivorceprivate detectivemovie setglass bottom boatmissing daughterneo-noir

About Night Moves

Night Moves is a mystery, thriller, crime film released in 1975 exploring themes of chess, dolphin, florida keys, stuntman, scuba diving, divorce. Directed by Arthur Penn, it stars Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, John Crawford. Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

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