USA,
1964, 93 min
Directed by:
Don SiegelScreenplay:
Gene L. CoonCinematography:
Richard L. RawlingsCast:
Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Ronald Reagan, Virginia Christine, Seymour Cassel, Bert Stevens (more)Plots(1)
"I gotta find out what makes a man decide not to run. Why all of a sudden he'd rather die". So muses hitman Charlie (Lee Marvin) after his high-priced victim Johnny North (John Cassavetes) gives in without a fight. Obsessed with the answer, Charlie and his hot-headed associate Lee (Clu Gulager) track down Johnny's associates, and uncover a complex web of crime and deceit involving his femme fatale girlfriend Sheila (Angie Dickinson) and ruthless mob boss Jack Browning (Ronald Reagan in his last screen role). (Arrow Films)
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