Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder.
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Miranda Sampson
The film's tagline is: "Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder."
With a budget of $3.5M, the film grossed $12.0M — a profit of $8.5M (243% ROI).
The runtime is 121 minutes (2h 1m).
The film was directed by Jack Smight.
The screenplay was written by William Goldman.
The score was composed by Johnny Mandel.
Cinematography was handled by Conrad Hall.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0060490.
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Harper
Released
NR
English
United States of America
$3,500,000
$12,000,000
