Ohjaus:
Stuart RosenbergKuvaus:
Gordon WillisSävellys:
Michael SmallNäyttelijät:
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Linda Haynes, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (1)
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Private detective Lew Harper is in the Louisiana bayou working on a blackmail case that involves the daughter of his old girl friend Iris Devereau. While he is trying to solve the case, he becomes mixed up in a power struggle between Iris and a local oil tycoon. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
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Harper's back. And it's even better than the first time. His hair may have started to turn grey, but what does it matter when he is still the same private, ever-open eye that doesn't miss a thing. The main advantage of this film, of course, aside from the fantastic Paul Newman, is its script. Compared to the first part, it is even more gripping, just as entertaining, and thanks to the scene of the flooding of the sanatorium, it will probably forever be part of my private archive of unforgettable film moments. The story also benefited from the fact that it takes place in gloomy New Orleans, which I personally find much more atmospheric than sunny California. The plot is as convoluted as can be, and the initial mini-plot with the blackmail letter turns into a real race for lives within a few dozen minutes, and the fact that I already knew how things were going by the end didn't mean that the ending didn't surprise me. I round up four and a half for the aforementioned sanatorium.
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The movie "The Return of Lew Harper" has a good actor in the main eagle, there is no doubt about that, it has quite interesting actors in supporting roles, a case that is not explicitly boring, but I must also emphasize that I sometimes had a feeling that it was a bit aimless, not to mention that it was really long towards the end.
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